Laos statistics

Official statistics for Laos, with sources: national population, income and prices, economy, plus tables of population, age for 18 provinces. Every number comes with the location of the original file from the government office or international organization and the date it was fetched.

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National figures

IndicatorValueYearSource
Population7.97 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
People aged 15–342.82 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Median age25.28 years old2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share of people living in cities40.31 %2025World Bank WDI
Household consumption per 1 person (price-adjusted)3,634 International dollars2021World Bank ICP
GDP per 1 person (price-adjusted)10,383 International dollars2025World Bank WDI
Total household consumption (price-adjusted)26.46 billion International dollars2016World Bank WDI
Price level of everyday goods (world average =100)47.28 2021World Bank ICP
Inflation (1 year)7.74 %2025World Bank WDI
Economic growth (1 year)4.54 %2025World Bank WDI
Share of people using the internet65.6 %2024UN SDG
Share of people with an account or mobile money37.65 %2024World Bank WDI
International visitors3.94 million people2024Asian Development Bank KIDB
Income inequality (Gini coefficient)34.7 2024World Bank WDI
Unemployment rate1.19 %2025World Bank WDI

Figures by province (18 provinces)

Sorted by population. “―” means there is no figure, or the figure is not published here because its terms of use are unclear.

provincesPopulation
people · 2024
Population per 1km² (population density)
people/km² · 2024
Share of people aged 0–14
% · 2024
Share of people aged 65+
% · 2024
Savannakhet Province1.13 million5228.634.64
Vientiane Capital1.03 million262.324.865.33
Champasak Province789,77051.227.915.57
Vientiane Province484,18126.127.795.71
Luang Prabang479,83428.430.455.1
Salavan Province471,63744.133.734.36
Khammouane Province456,1782830.364.68
Sainyabūlī443,48027.128.285.86
Udomsai362,06223.632.464.22
Bolikhamsai Province335,18022.631.824.54
Hūaphan317,97319.333.734.63
Xiangkhouang Province275,89317.433.834.76
Bokeo Province216,03134.931.034.72
Lūang Namthā211,60722.731.614.7
Phongsaly Province198,32112.233.14.92
Attapeu Province171,59316.633.993.99
Sekong138,87118.135.933.51
Xaisomboun119,32526.536.952.96

Current economy (monthly)

IndicatorLatest valueMonthSource
Inflation (compared with the same month a year earlier)7.622026-07World Bank

Culture

Religion (2020, Pew Research Center 2025「Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020」): Buddhism 64.2%, Other religions (Sikhism, Taoism, Shinto, Jainism, Bahá'í, folk religions, etc.) 34.2%, Christianity 1.5%, No religion (no particular faith) 0.1%, Islam 0%

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Source

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