Population in Laos
The population of Laos was 7,873,046 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Laos, 2025
7,873,046
Change from 2024
+1.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
102nd of 217
Population 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.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,873,046 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 7,769,819 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 7,664,993 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 7,559,007 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 7,453,194 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 7,346,533 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 7,237,636 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 7,128,045 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 7,018,147 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 6,908,802 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 6,801,645 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 6,703,172 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 6,611,385 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 6,518,978 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 6,426,590 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 6,334,194 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 6,241,642 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 6,148,969 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 6,056,236 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 5,963,200 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 5,869,523 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 5,781,626 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 5,697,945 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 5,610,889 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 5,521,482 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3% from 7,769,819 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6,801,645 people, the figure has changed by +15.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Laos has the 102nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Population growth
1.32%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
7,664,992 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
24.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.42 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.38%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
4.8%
2025 · World Bank