Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Laos
Laos: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2984 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Laos, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Laos is 0.2984 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.4406 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2984 units per person, in 2025.
That places Laos 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4177 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4184 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4189 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4195 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.421 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4219 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4218 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4217 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4218 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.422 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4224 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4229 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4235 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4243 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4254 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4271 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4295 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4324 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4353 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4377 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4394 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4403 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4406 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4406 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4405 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4404 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.44 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4396 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4393 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4389 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4388 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4388 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.439 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4393 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4396 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4394 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4386 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4378 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4366 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4349 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4322 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4288 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4247 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4201 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4152 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4091 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4003 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3899 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.38 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.371 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3629 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3557 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3491 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3431 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3372 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3323 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3286 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3253 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3222 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3192 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3161 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3127 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3092 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3056 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.302 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2984 units per person | -1.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.2984 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3436 units per person, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.2984 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2425 units per person, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4205 units per person | 0.4177 units per person | 0.422 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4281 units per person | 0.4224 units per person | 0.4377 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.44 units per person | 0.4389 units per person | 0.4406 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4383 units per person | 0.4349 units per person | 0.4396 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4071 units per person | 0.371 units per person | 0.4322 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3376 units per person | 0.3192 units per person | 0.3629 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3073 units per person | 0.2984 units per person | 0.3161 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Laos?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Laos was 0.2984 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4406 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2984 units per person in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Laos ranks 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.