Median age estimates and projections in Laos

The median age in Laos was 24.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Laos, 2023 (latest estimate) 24.3 Years
Change from 2022 +1.3% 2022: 24.0 years
Projection for 2030 26.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 33.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 45.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 150th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Laos over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Laos
2100 45.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 44.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 43.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 42.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 41.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 40.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 39.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 37.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 36.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 34.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 33.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 31.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 29.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 28.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 26.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 24.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 24.3 years
2022 24.0 years
2021 23.7 years
2020 23.4 years
2019 23.1 years
2018 22.8 years
2017 22.5 years
2016 22.2 years
2015 22.0 years
2014 21.6 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3% from 24.0 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 21.2 years, the figure has changed by +14.4%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Laos has the 150th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Laos
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024