Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Laos
Laos: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.34 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Laos, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2.34 million people for share of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Laos peaked at 2.40 million people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 680,820 people, in 1950.
Laos ranks 93rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 770,739 people | 680,820 people | 864,626 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 990,590 people | 886,224 people | 1.10 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 1.13 million people | 1.41 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.84 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 million people | 1.89 million people | 2.32 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million people | 2.32 million people | 2.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million people | 2.26 million people | 2.31 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million people | 2.32 million people | 2.34 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 90 Israel 2.56 million people compare
- 91 Central African Republic 2.53 million people compare
- 92 Congo 2.53 million people compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 2.33 million people compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 2.31 million people compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 2.31 million people compare
More population data for Laos
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 438,726 people (2100)
- Population density 40.11 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 80 people (1987)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Laos?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Laos was 2.34 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million people in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 680,820 people in 1950.
- How does Laos rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Laos ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.