Laos license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Laos.

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Custom text: real plates never carry this combination.

This image is not a license plate: it must not be fitted to a vehicle and does not mean the combination is available.

Plate types

How to read the plate

Region name

The region is written on the plate as a word — a state or province.

Series and number

Letters and digits — the registration itself.

County

The first characters are the code of the county where the car is registered: The county where the car is registered is shown separately on the plate:

A private car plate in Laos is yellow: the province name is written in Lao on top, with two Lao consonants and four digits below (ຮຍ 8118). The region can only be read from that inscription — there is no Latin name or code on the plate. The first letter of the series shows the vehicle type, not the place. Other vehicle categories have white, blue or red plates.

Region map

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Region codes

18 regions

Region	Code
Attapeu	ATTAPEU
Bokeo	BOKEO
Bolikhamsai	BOLIKHAMSAI
Champasak	CHAMPASAK
Houaphanh	HOUAPHANH
Khammouane	KHAMMOUANE
Luang Namtha	LUANG NAMTHA
Luang Prabang	LUANG PRABANG
Oudomxay	OUDOMXAY
Phongsaly	PHONGSALY
Salavan	SALAVAN
Savannakhet	SAVANNAKHET
Sekong	SEKONG
Vientiane Province	VIENTIANE
Vientiane Prefecture	VIENTIANE CAPITAL
Xaisomboun	XAISOMBOUN
Xayaboury	XAYABOURY
Xiengkhouang	XIENGKHOUANG

History

Laos has issued plates since 1950; the current design dates from 2001. Xaisomboun Province was restored in 2013–2014 (it had been a special zone). Since 2024 electric cars get an extra EV sticker.