Lao PDR - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Lao PDR was 7,275,556 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,275,556 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,120,892 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 2,120,892
1961 2,170,340
1962 2,221,123
1963 2,273,352
1964 2,327,137
1965 2,382,586
1966 2,439,197
1967 2,496,927
1968 2,556,845
1969 2,620,448
1970 2,688,429
1971 2,762,264
1972 2,840,842
1973 2,919,288
1974 2,990,963
1975 3,051,583
1976 3,098,962
1977 3,135,839
1978 3,168,838
1979 3,207,331
1980 3,258,149
1981 3,323,353
1982 3,401,193
1983 3,489,910
1984 3,586,315
1985 3,687,889
1986 3,794,204
1987 3,905,530
1988 4,020,817
1989 4,138,845
1990 4,258,471
1991 4,379,234
1992 4,500,346
1993 4,619,946
1994 4,735,837
1995 4,846,477
1996 4,951,189
1997 5,050,308
1998 5,144,601
1999 5,235,339
2000 5,323,701
2001 5,409,584
2002 5,493,247
2003 5,576,640
2004 5,662,199
2005 5,751,675
2006 5,846,075
2007 5,944,950
2008 6,046,630
2009 6,148,621
2010 6,249,168
2011 6,347,564
2012 6,444,527
2013 6,541,302
2014 6,639,763
2015 6,741,160
2016 6,845,848
2017 6,953,031
2018 7,061,498
2019 7,169,456
2020 7,275,556

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Lao PDR was 3,623,762 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,623,762 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,078,621 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,078,621
1961 1,103,564
1962 1,129,103
1963 1,155,303
1964 1,182,213
1965 1,209,893
1966 1,238,090
1967 1,266,781
1968 1,296,504
1969 1,328,012
1970 1,361,664
1971 1,398,185
1972 1,437,031
1973 1,475,755
1974 1,511,024
1975 1,540,700
1976 1,563,681
1977 1,581,344
1978 1,597,013
1979 1,615,392
1980 1,639,916
1981 1,671,659
1982 1,709,751
1983 1,753,222
1984 1,800,372
1985 1,849,889
1986 1,901,473
1987 1,955,357
1988 2,011,324
1989 2,069,172
1990 2,128,614
1991 2,189,585
1992 2,251,562
1993 2,313,276
1994 2,373,118
1995 2,429,974
1996 2,483,289
1997 2,533,374
1998 2,581,030
1999 2,627,506
2000 2,673,778
2001 2,719,911
2002 2,765,743
2003 2,811,705
2004 2,858,273
2005 2,905,736
2006 2,954,578
2007 3,004,654
2008 3,054,823
2009 3,103,528
2010 3,149,737
2011 3,192,854
2012 3,233,528
2013 3,273,473
2014 3,315,124
2015 3,360,147
2016 3,409,178
2017 3,461,499
2018 3,515,875
2019 3,570,428
2020 3,623,762

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Lao PDR was 49.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.86 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.78 in 2017.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.86
1961 50.85
1962 50.83
1963 50.82
1964 50.80
1965 50.78
1966 50.76
1967 50.73
1968 50.71
1969 50.68
1970 50.65
1971 50.62
1972 50.58
1973 50.55
1974 50.52
1975 50.49
1976 50.46
1977 50.43
1978 50.40
1979 50.37
1980 50.33
1981 50.30
1982 50.27
1983 50.24
1984 50.20
1985 50.16
1986 50.12
1987 50.07
1988 50.02
1989 49.99
1990 49.99
1991 50.00
1992 50.03
1993 50.07
1994 50.11
1995 50.14
1996 50.16
1997 50.16
1998 50.17
1999 50.19
2000 50.22
2001 50.28
2002 50.35
2003 50.42
2004 50.48
2005 50.52
2006 50.54
2007 50.54
2008 50.52
2009 50.48
2010 50.40
2011 50.30
2012 50.17
2013 50.04
2014 49.93
2015 49.85
2016 49.80
2017 49.78
2018 49.79
2019 49.80
2020 49.81

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Lao PDR was 3,651,794 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,651,794 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,042,271 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,042,271
1961 1,066,776
1962 1,092,020
1963 1,118,049
1964 1,144,924
1965 1,172,693
1966 1,201,107
1967 1,230,146
1968 1,260,341
1969 1,292,436
1970 1,326,765
1971 1,364,079
1972 1,403,811
1973 1,443,533
1974 1,479,939
1975 1,510,883
1976 1,535,281
1977 1,554,495
1978 1,571,825
1979 1,591,939
1980 1,618,233
1981 1,651,694
1982 1,691,442
1983 1,736,688
1984 1,785,943
1985 1,838,000
1986 1,892,731
1987 1,950,173
1988 2,009,493
1989 2,069,673
1990 2,129,857
1991 2,189,649
1992 2,248,784
1993 2,306,670
1994 2,362,719
1995 2,416,503
1996 2,467,900
1997 2,516,934
1998 2,563,571
1999 2,607,833
2000 2,649,923
2001 2,689,673
2002 2,727,504
2003 2,764,935
2004 2,803,926
2005 2,845,939
2006 2,891,497
2007 2,940,296
2008 2,991,807
2009 3,045,093
2010 3,099,431
2011 3,154,710
2012 3,210,999
2013 3,267,829
2014 3,324,639
2015 3,381,013
2016 3,436,670
2017 3,491,532
2018 3,545,623
2019 3,599,028
2020 3,651,794

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Lao PDR was 50.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.22 in 2017, while its lowest value was 49.14 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.14
1961 49.15
1962 49.17
1963 49.18
1964 49.20
1965 49.22
1966 49.24
1967 49.27
1968 49.29
1969 49.32
1970 49.35
1971 49.38
1972 49.42
1973 49.45
1974 49.48
1975 49.51
1976 49.54
1977 49.57
1978 49.60
1979 49.63
1980 49.67
1981 49.70
1982 49.73
1983 49.76
1984 49.80
1985 49.84
1986 49.88
1987 49.93
1988 49.98
1989 50.01
1990 50.01
1991 50.00
1992 49.97
1993 49.93
1994 49.89
1995 49.86
1996 49.84
1997 49.84
1998 49.83
1999 49.81
2000 49.78
2001 49.72
2002 49.65
2003 49.58
2004 49.52
2005 49.48
2006 49.46
2007 49.46
2008 49.48
2009 49.52
2010 49.60
2011 49.70
2012 49.83
2013 49.96
2014 50.07
2015 50.15
2016 50.20
2017 50.22
2018 50.21
2019 50.20
2020 50.19

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population