Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Laos is projected at 7.38 million, up by 1.43% compared with 7.28 million in 2020. Laos is ranked 105th in terms of population and 75th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.16 million births in Laos in 2021. That is 448 per day, which is ranked 94th. The crude birth rate is 22.19 per 1000 people. There are 46.26 thousand deaths in Laos in 2021. That is 127 per day, which is ranked 110th. The crude death rate is 6.27 per 1000 people.
2.68 million people are living in urban areas, which is 36.94% of Laos population. Laos is ranked 192nd in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Laos in 2021 is 100.77 males per 100 females. There are 3.70 million males and 3.68 million females in Laos. The percentage of female population is 49.81% compare to 50.19% male population. Laos has 28.36 thousand more males than females. Laos is at 141st position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 1,682,915 | - |
1955 | 1,890,850 | 2.33 |
1960 | 2,120,892 | 2.32 |
1965 | 2,382,586 | 2.38 |
1970 | 2,688,429 | 2.59 |
1975 | 3,051,583 | 2.03 |
1980 | 3,258,149 | 1.58 |
1985 | 3,687,889 | 2.83 |
1990 | 4,258,471 | 2.89 |
1995 | 4,846,477 | 2.34 |
2000 | 5,323,701 | 1.69 |
2005 | 5,751,675 | 1.58 |
2010 | 6,249,168 | 1.64 |
2015 | 6,741,160 | 1.53 |
2016 | 6,845,848 | 1.55 |
2017 | 6,953,031 | 1.57 |
2018 | 7,061,498 | 1.56 |
2019 | 7,169,456 | 1.53 |
2020 | 7,275,556 | 1.48 |
2021 | 7,379,358 | 1.43 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 38,718 | 78,989 | 22.70 | 46.26 |
1955 | 40,799 | 84,288 | 21.55 | 44.55 |
1960 | 43,170 | 91,977 | 20.32 | 43.31 |
1965 | 45,952 | 102,304 | 19.24 | 42.85 |
1970 | 49,412 | 116,315 | 18.28 | 43.03 |
1975 | 52,511 | 129,281 | 17.42 | 42.92 |
1980 | 54,942 | 141,015 | 16.64 | 42.76 |
1985 | 56,929 | 160,236 | 15.37 | 43.23 |
1990 | 58,946 | 183,000 | 13.82 | 42.90 |
1995 | 57,461 | 185,240 | 11.90 | 38.42 |
2000 | 52,324 | 170,178 | 9.83 | 31.98 |
2005 | 48,541 | 166,420 | 8.41 | 28.81 |
2010 | 46,191 | 167,808 | 7.39 | 26.88 |
2015 | 45,189 | 166,933 | 6.69 | 24.71 |
2020 | 45,933 | 164,753 | 6.32 | 22.66 |
2021 | 46,257 | 163,586 | 6.27 | 22.19 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 121,834 | 1,561,081 | - | 7.239 |
1955 | 143,427 | 1,747,425 | 3.29 | 7.585 |
1960 | 168,533 | 1,952,363 | 3.28 | 7.946 |
1965 | 198,298 | 2,184,296 | 3.33 | 8.323 |
1970 | 258,749 | 2,429,679 | 6.13 | 9.625 |
1975 | 338,147 | 2,713,430 | 4.33 | 11.081 |
1980 | 403,247 | 2,854,897 | 3.84 | 12.377 |
1985 | 509,071 | 3,178,827 | 5.11 | 13.804 |
1990 | 657,373 | 3,601,099 | 5.21 | 15.437 |
1995 | 843,190 | 4,008,733 | 5.54 | 17.378 |
2000 | 1,171,236 | 4,158,068 | 6.46 | 21.977 |
2005 | 1,564,297 | 4,189,729 | 5.23 | 27.186 |
2010 | 1,877,890 | 4,368,384 | 3.56 | 30.064 |
2015 | 2,206,330 | 4,457,637 | 3.27 | 33.108 |
2020 | 2,600,131 | 4,564,691 | 3.26 | 36.290 |
2021 | 2,682,637 | 4,579,664 | 3.17 | 36.939 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 408,744 | 392,811 | 801,555 | 10.86 | 104.056 |
05-09 | 392,751 | 378,504 | 771,255 | 10.45 | 103.764 |
10-14 | 386,721 | 373,719 | 760,440 | 10.30 | 103.479 |
15-19 | 361,136 | 351,276 | 712,412 | 9.65 | 102.807 |
20-24 | 347,573 | 341,383 | 688,956 | 9.34 | 101.813 |
25-29 | 338,859 | 336,031 | 674,890 | 9.15 | 100.842 |
30-34 | 305,974 | 300,801 | 606,775 | 8.22 | 101.720 |
35-39 | 255,973 | 256,150 | 512,123 | 6.94 | 99.931 |
40-44 | 213,692 | 214,999 | 428,691 | 5.81 | 99.392 |
45-49 | 183,334 | 182,865 | 366,199 | 4.96 | 100.256 |
50-54 | 148,111 | 150,461 | 298,572 | 4.05 | 98.438 |
55-59 | 121,434 | 122,780 | 244,214 | 3.31 | 98.904 |
60-64 | 94,785 | 95,825 | 190,610 | 2.58 | 98.915 |
65-69 | 67,201 | 71,801 | 139,002 | 1.88 | 93.593 |
70-74 | 38,697 | 49,905 | 88,602 | 1.20 | 77.541 |
75-79 | 22,030 | 30,800 | 52,830 | 0.72 | 71.526 |
80-84 | 11,516 | 16,654 | 28,170 | 0.38 | 69.149 |
85-89 | 4,252 | 6,699 | 10,951 | 0.15 | 63.472 |
90-94 | 963 | 1,777 | 2,740 | 0.04 | 54.192 |
95-99 | 106 | 244 | 350 | 0.00 | 43.443 |
100+ | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.00 | 31.250 |
Total | 3,703,857 | 3,675,501 | 7,379,358 | 100.771 |