Population growth rate vs median age in Laos
Laos: Population growth rate vs median age was 1.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate vs median age in Laos, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.5 for population growth rate vs median age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Laos peaked at 2.92 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2023.
That places Laos 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.32 | 2.24 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.29 | 2.24 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 2.39 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 | 2.63 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 | 2.38 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.96 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 1.66 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.5 | 1.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 65 Egypt 1.55 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 1.53 compare
- 67 Bangladesh 1.53 compare
- 69 Algeria 1.5 compare
- 70 Oman 1.49 compare
- 71 East Timor 1.48 compare
More population data for Laos
- Population growth rate -0.511 (2100)
- Population density 40.11 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 438,726 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.511 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 80 (1987)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.4 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.42 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.3 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Laos?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Laos was 1.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Laos ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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