Net migration in Laos

Net migration to Laos was -10,645 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2016.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Laos, 2025 -10,645 People
Change from 2024 −3.5% 2024: -10,284 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 154th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Laos over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period LaosWorld
2025 -10,645 people 0 people
2024 -10,284 people 0 people
2023 -10,003 people 0 people
2022 -10,003 people 0 people
2021 -10,305 people 0 people
2020 -10,305 people 0 people
2019 -10,305 people 0 people
2018 -10,305 people 0 people
2017 -10,400 people 0 people
2016 -11,401 people 0 people
2015 -12,991 people 0 people
2014 -26,881 people 0 people
2013 -27,492 people 0 people
2012 -28,871 people 0 people
2011 -30,538 people 0 people
2010 -30,046 people 0 people
2009 -29,545 people 0 people
2008 -28,318 people 0 people
2007 -27,233 people 0 people
2006 -25,286 people 0 people
2005 -24,138 people 0 people
2004 -40,120 people 0 people
2003 -36,572 people 0 people
2002 -33,595 people 0 people
2001 -33,552 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.5% from -10,284 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -12,991 people, the figure has changed by +18.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Laos has the 154th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Laos
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects