Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Laos
15.0% of people in Laos lived below the national poverty line in 2024.
Laos, 2024
15.0%
Change from 2018
−3.3percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Laos over time
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Laos
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 18.3% in 2018, a change of −3.3 percentage points.