Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Laos
Laos: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0481 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Laos, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0481 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0481 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0268 units per person, in 1960.
That places Laos 152nd 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 65 and above, total, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0268 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0273 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0277 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0282 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0286 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0291 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0296 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0301 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0305 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.031 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0313 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0316 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0319 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0321 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0323 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0326 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0328 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0331 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0334 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0339 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0342 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0344 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0345 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0346 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0347 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0347 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0347 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0347 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0346 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0345 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0344 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0344 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0342 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0341 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.034 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0339 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0338 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0337 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0337 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0337 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.034 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0341 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0345 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0354 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0362 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.037 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0387 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0395 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0403 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0413 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.041 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.041 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0413 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0418 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0424 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0432 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0442 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0454 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0467 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0481 units per person | +3.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0481 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0436 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0481 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0754 units per person, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0289 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 0.031 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0313 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0345 units per person | 0.0339 units per person | 0.0347 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0341 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 0.0345 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0346 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 0.037 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0404 units per person | 0.0378 units per person | 0.0418 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 units per person | 0.0424 units per person | 0.0481 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 65 and above, total, per capita in Laos?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Laos was 0.0481 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0481 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 units per person in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Laos ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.