North Korea vs Laos: Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate
North Korea
0.1729 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos
0.1249 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Korea rank
86th
Laos rank
87th
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate over time
- North Korea
- Laos
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1729 % change on previous year against 0.1249 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 0.048 % change on previous year.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
North Korea ranks 86th and Laos ranks 87th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 0.8566 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.9844 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1980s | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.8362 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | -0.9791 % change on previous year | -0.0268 % change on previous year | 0.9523 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | -0.9838 % change on previous year | -0.0216 % change on previous year | 0.9622 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1714 % change on previous year | 0.2793 % change on previous year | 0.108 % change on previous year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate, North Korea or Laos?
- North Korea, at 0.1729 % change on previous year against 0.1249 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate between North Korea and Laos?
- 0.048 % change on previous year, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Laos rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 86th and Laos ranks 87th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.