Laos Population

Population now

7,810,878

World: 101st
Asia: 31st

Male:	3,920,754	(50.20 %)
Female:	3,888,384	(49.80 %)

Births in 2025:	216,638
Deaths in 2025:	65,823

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	67.66 years
Female:	71.51 years
Total:	69.56 years
Median Age:	24.97 years

Birth Rate:	20.34
Death Rate:	6.18
Growth Rate:	2.29 %
Fertility Rate:	2.38

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Population structure (mid 2025)
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Laos Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.13%	43.31	20.32	5.96	43.20	41.54	44.95	18.04	7.95%	8.96
1961	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.15%	43.15	20.09	5.96	43.51	41.87	45.23	17.96	8.02%	9.17
1962	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.17%	43.03	19.87	5.97	43.82	42.20	45.50	17.89	8.10%	9.38
1963	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.19%	42.94	19.65	5.97	44.12	42.52	45.78	17.83	8.17%	9.60
1964	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.21%	42.88	19.44	5.97	44.42	42.85	46.05	17.79	8.25%	9.83
1965	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.23%	42.85	19.24	5.97	44.73	43.17	46.32	17.78	8.32%	10.06
1966	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.25%	42.86	19.05	5.97	45.03	43.50	46.60	17.72	8.40%	10.30
1967	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.27%	42.88	18.85	5.97	45.34	43.83	46.88	17.68	8.69%	10.54
1968	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.30%	42.93	18.66	5.97	45.65	44.16	47.16	17.68	8.99%	10.80
1969	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.33%	42.98	18.47	5.97	45.96	44.50	47.45	17.68	9.30%	11.07
1970	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.35%	43.03	18.28	5.97	46.27	44.83	47.74	17.69	9.63%	11.35
1971	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.38%	43.06	18.10	5.98	46.58	45.15	48.02	17.65	9.96%	11.66
1972	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.40%	43.06	17.92	5.99	46.88	45.47	48.29	17.63	10.30%	12.00
1973	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.42%	43.04	17.75	6.01	47.17	45.79	48.55	17.62	10.60%	12.33
1974	3M	1M	2M	0.98	1.45%	42.99	17.58	6.03	47.45	46.10	48.80	17.62	10.84%	12.63
1975	3M	2M	2M	0.98	1.46%	42.92	17.42	6.06	47.72	46.40	49.04	17.64	11.08%	12.89
1976	3M	2M	2M	0.98	1.48%	42.85	17.26	6.10	47.99	46.69	49.28	17.43	11.33%	13.09
1977	3M	2M	2M	0.98	1.50%	42.79	17.11	6.14	48.24	46.96	49.52	17.24	11.58%	13.24
1978	3M	2M	2M	0.98	1.52%	42.75	16.97	6.19	48.50	47.24	49.76	17.04	11.84%	13.38
1979	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.54%	42.74	16.81	6.23	48.77	47.51	50.02	16.85	12.11%	13.54
1980	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.57%	42.76	16.64	6.28	49.06	47.81	50.30	16.66	12.38%	13.76
1981	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.60%	42.83	16.45	6.32	49.39	48.14	50.62	16.62	12.65%	14.03
1982	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.65%	42.92	16.22	6.35	49.75	48.52	50.98	16.60	12.93%	14.36
1983	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.69%	43.03	15.97	6.36	50.16	48.94	51.37	16.58	13.21%	14.74
1984	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.75%	43.13	15.68	6.37	50.61	49.40	51.80	16.58	13.50%	15.14
1985	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.81%	43.23	15.37	6.36	51.08	49.89	52.27	16.58	13.80%	15.57
1986	4M	2M	2M	1	1.88%	43.30	15.06	6.34	51.57	50.37	52.75	16.57	14.12%	16.02
1987	4M	2M	2M	1	1.94%	43.34	14.74	6.31	52.04	50.82	53.25	16.57	14.44%	16.49
1988	4M	2M	2M	1	2.00%	43.31	14.43	6.27	52.50	51.23	53.76	16.59	14.77%	16.98
1989	4M	2M	2M	1	2.06%	43.18	14.12	6.22	52.94	51.60	54.27	16.61	15.10%	17.48
1990	4M	2M	2M	1	2.10%	42.90	13.82	6.15	53.36	51.95	54.78	16.64	15.44%	17.98
1991	4M	2M	2M	1	2.14%	42.42	13.49	6.05	53.80	52.30	55.30	16.59	15.78%	18.49
1992	5M	2M	2M	1	2.17%	41.71	13.14	5.93	54.26	52.68	55.85	16.56	16.13%	19.00
1993	5M	2M	2M	1	2.20%	40.79	12.76	5.77	54.75	53.11	56.41	16.55	16.49%	19.51
1994	5M	2M	2M	1	2.22%	39.68	12.34	5.59	55.29	53.59	57.00	16.57	16.85%	20.00
1995	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.23%	38.42	11.90	5.39	55.85	54.12	57.60	16.62	17.38%	20.47
1996	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.23%	37.06	11.46	5.17	56.44	54.69	58.21	16.62	18.23%	20.91
1997	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.24%	35.67	11.01	4.94	57.04	55.28	58.82	16.68	19.12%	21.33
1998	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.24%	34.33	10.59	4.72	57.64	55.86	59.43	16.78	20.04%	21.73
1999	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.25%	33.08	10.19	4.51	58.23	56.44	60.03	16.90	20.99%	22.11
2000	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.25%	31.99	9.83	4.31	58.80	57.00	60.62	17.04	21.98%	22.48
2001	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.27%	31.07	9.50	4.14	59.37	57.56	61.20	17.24	22.99%	22.84
2002	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.30%	30.31	9.19	3.98	59.94	58.11	61.77	17.43	24.04%	23.20
2003	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.33%	29.70	8.91	3.85	60.50	58.67	62.34	17.62	25.13%	23.55
2004	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.38%	29.21	8.65	3.72	61.07	59.23	62.91	17.82	26.24%	23.91
2005	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.43%	28.81	8.41	3.62	61.63	59.79	63.47	18.05	27.19%	24.29
2006	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.48%	28.46	8.18	3.52	62.18	60.34	64.02	18.35	27.75%	24.69
2007	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.53%	28.12	7.97	3.42	62.73	60.89	64.56	18.64	28.32%	25.11
2008	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.57%	27.74	7.77	3.33	63.27	61.44	65.10	18.94	28.89%	25.53
2009	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.61%	27.33	7.57	3.23	63.80	61.96	65.61	19.29	29.48%	25.97
2010	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.64%	26.88	7.39	3.14	64.31	62.48	66.12	19.67	30.06%	26.39
2011	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.65%	26.40	7.23	3.06	64.80	62.97	66.60	20.10	30.66%	26.81
2012	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.67%	25.93	7.07	2.98	65.27	63.45	67.06	20.55	31.26%	27.22
2013	7M	3M	3M	1	2.68%	25.50	6.93	2.91	65.72	63.91	67.51	21.00	31.87%	27.62
2014	7M	3M	3M	1	2.69%	25.09	6.80	2.85	66.14	64.35	67.93	21.42	32.49%	28.04
2015	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.69%	24.71	6.69	2.80	66.55	64.77	68.33	21.80	33.11%	28.47
2016	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.69%	24.34	6.59	2.75	66.92	65.15	68.71	22.13	33.74%	28.91
2017	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.68%	23.96	6.51	2.71	67.28	65.51	69.07	22.45	34.37%	29.36
2018	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.66%	23.55	6.43	2.67	67.61	65.84	69.42	22.75	35.00%	29.82
2019	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.63%	23.12	6.37	2.63	67.92	66.14	69.75	23.06	35.65%	30.28
2020	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.59%	22.66	6.32	2.58	68.22	66.43	70.06	23.37	36.29%	30.72
2021	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.59%	22.66	6.32	2.58	68.22	66.43	70.06	23.67	36.94%	31.16
2022	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.59%	22.66	6.32	2.58	68.22	66.43	70.06	23.99	37.59%	31.59
2023	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.41%	21.27	6.24	2.46	69.02	67.17	70.93	24.32	38.25%	32.01
2024	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.35%	20.80	6.21	2.42	69.29	67.41	71.22	24.65	38.91%	32.42
2025	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.29%	20.34	6.18	2.38	69.56	67.66	71.51	24.97	39.57%	32.83

Laos Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.22%	19.95	6.20	2.35	69.80	67.88	71.77	25.30	40.23%	33.23
2027	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.15%	19.56	6.21	2.32	70.03	68.10	72.03	25.60	40.89%	33.62
2028	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.08%	19.18	6.23	2.28	70.27	68.32	72.29	25.91	41.56%	34.00
2029	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.01%	18.79	6.24	2.25	70.50	68.54	72.55	26.25	42.23%	34.38
2030	8M	4M	4M	1.01	1.94%	18.40	6.26	2.22	70.74	68.76	72.81	26.57	42.89%	34.74
2031	8M	4M	4M	1.01	1.87%	18.10	6.31	2.19	70.95	68.95	73.03	26.90	43.56%	35.09
2032	8M	4M	4M	1.01	1.80%	17.79	6.36	2.17	71.15	69.13	73.26	27.23	44.22%	35.44
2033	8M	4M	4M	1.01	1.72%	17.49	6.42	2.14	71.36	69.32	73.48	27.56	44.89%	35.78
2034	9M	4M	4M	1.01	1.66%	17.18	6.47	2.12	71.56	69.50	73.71	27.88	45.55%	36.11
2035	9M	4M	4M	1.01	1.59%	16.88	6.52	2.09	71.77	69.69	73.93	28.21	46.21%	36.43
2036	9M	4M	4M	1.01	1.52%	16.63	6.60	2.07	71.95	69.85	74.13	28.54	46.86%	36.74
2037	9M	4M	4M	1.01	1.45%	16.38	6.68	2.05	72.13	70.01	74.33	28.88	47.52%	37.04
2038	9M	4M	4M	1	1.39%	16.14	6.76	2.03	72.31	70.18	74.52	29.26	48.16%	37.33
2039	9M	4M	4M	1	1.32%	15.89	6.84	2.01	72.49	70.34	74.72	29.61	48.80%	37.61
2040	9M	4M	4M	1	1.26%	15.64	6.92	1.99	72.67	70.50	74.92	29.99	49.44%	37.89
2041	9M	5M	5M	1	1.20%	15.41	7.02	1.97	72.84	70.65	75.10	30.33	50.06%	38.15
2042	9M	5M	5M	1	1.13%	15.19	7.12	1.96	73.00	70.80	75.28	30.69	50.69%	38.40
2043	9M	5M	5M	1	1.07%	14.96	7.22	1.94	73.17	70.96	75.45	31.02	51.32%	38.65
2044	9M	5M	5M	1	1.01%	14.74	7.32	1.93	73.33	71.11	75.63	31.38	51.94%	38.88
2045	9M	5M	5M	1	0.96%	14.51	7.42	1.91	73.50	71.26	75.81	31.74	52.57%	39.10
2046	9M	5M	5M	1	0.90%	14.30	7.54	1.90	73.66	71.41	75.97	32.10	53.19%	39.31
2047	9M	5M	5M	1	0.84%	14.09	7.66	1.89	73.81	71.56	76.13	32.44	53.81%	39.51
2048	9M	5M	5M	1	0.79%	13.89	7.77	1.87	73.97	71.71	76.30	32.80	54.44%	39.70
2049	9M	5M	5M	1	0.73%	13.68	7.89	1.86	74.12	71.86	76.46	33.15	55.06%	39.87
2050	9M	5M	5M	1	0.68%	13.47	8.01	1.85	74.28	72.01	76.62	33.52	55.68%	40.03

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1	Vientiane	710,439	196,731

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