Laos
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
7,873,046 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$2,325 per person
Life expectancy at birth
69.2 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.2%
Consumer price inflation
7.7%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 7,664,992 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 24.3 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 2.42 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | -1.3 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | -10,645 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 0.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| ILO estimate of youth unemployment | 2.4% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Labour force participation | 66.1% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Women's labour force participation | 61.6% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$18.3 billion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$8,873 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$2,150 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 317.2 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | 7.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 20,444.137 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 54.8% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate | 22.6% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Primary completion (UIS) | 87.7% | 2023 | UNESCO UIS |
| Lower secondary completion | 56.2% | 2023 | UNESCO UIS |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 69.0 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 13.7 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Healthy life expectancy | 61.8 years years | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 65.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 65 per 100 people per 100 people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 2.7 per 100 people per 100 people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 29.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
| New businesses registered | 7,941 companies companies | 2024 | World Bank |
| Medium and high-tech manufacturing | 3.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 33.2% | 2016 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 41.9% | 2016 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 75.1% | 2016 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 17.9 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 842,280 passengers passengers | 2023 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 96.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 10.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 49.2% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 0.83 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 5.51 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 41.5 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 26.1 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 56.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 18.8% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 95.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 35.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 88.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$5.23 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 49.7%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Pesticide use | 0.12 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Gini index | 34.7 (0 to 100) (0 to 100) | 2024 | World Bank |
| Income share held by the richest 10% | 28.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Extreme poverty rate | 7.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 12.1% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 10.3% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.04% | 2002 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people | 16 per million people per million people | 2002 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 72 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 22.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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