Lashio's 2026 population is now estimated at 97,311. In 1983, the population of Lashio was 88,590. Lashio experienced a decrease of -4,845 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -4.74%. These population values and projections come from Myanmar city census series 1983-2024 via CityPopulation official attribution, Myanmar 2014 census ward population by township workbooks, Myanmar 2024 census urban population by township (Table A-2) and World Population Review Internal Projections .