Lao People's Democratic Republic vs United States of America: Population, female

Lao People's Democratic Republic
49.8%
in 2025
United States of America
49.8%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
158th
United States of America rank
159th

Population, female over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 49.8% against 49.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th and United States of America ranks 159th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 50.5% 51.1% 0.6% United States of America
1970s 50.4% 51.4% 1.0% United States of America
1980s 50.0% 51.1% 1.1% United States of America
1990s 49.7% 50.6% 0.9% United States of America
2000s 49.6% 50.2% 0.6% United States of America
2010s 49.7% 49.9% 0.2% United States of America
2020s 49.7% 49.7% 0.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Lao People's Democratic Republic or United States of America?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 49.8% against 49.8% in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States of America?
0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States of America?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States of America rank globally for population, female?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th and United States of America ranks 159th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.