Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Laos
Laos: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6535 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Laos, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Laos is 0.6535 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.6535 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5248 units per person, in 1984.
That places Laos 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5555 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5543 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5534 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5523 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5504 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.549 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5487 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5482 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5477 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.547 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5463 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5454 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5446 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5436 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5423 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5404 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5377 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5345 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5313 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5286 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5267 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5256 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5251 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5249 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5248 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5249 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5252 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5256 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.526 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5264 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5267 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5268 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5267 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5264 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5263 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5266 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5275 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5284 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5296 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5314 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5341 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5375 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5415 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.546 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5509 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5568 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5652 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5748 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5838 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.592 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5993 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6057 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6114 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6167 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6217 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6264 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6304 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6337 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6365 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.639 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6415 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6441 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6467 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6491 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6514 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6535 units per person | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.6535 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6126 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.6535 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6535 units per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5506 units per person | 0.547 units per person | 0.5555 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5395 units per person | 0.5286 units per person | 0.5463 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5255 units per person | 0.5248 units per person | 0.5267 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5276 units per person | 0.5263 units per person | 0.5314 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5583 units per person | 0.5341 units per person | 0.592 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6221 units per person | 0.5993 units per person | 0.639 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6477 units per person | 0.6415 units per person | 0.6535 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 15-64, total, per capita in Laos?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Laos was 0.6535 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6535 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5248 units per person in 1984.
- How does Laos rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Laos ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.