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Laos

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Capital
Vientiane
Currency
Lao kip
Continent
Asia
Area
236,800 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q819 ↗ · Official languages: Lao
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
7.87M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
18.3B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
2,324.76 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
7.74 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
1.19 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.4 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
69.23 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Laos: 7.87M
Laos · Population5.77M6.35M6.92M7.49M8.06M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Laos · Population · people
YearLaos
20257,873,046
20247,769,819
20237,664,993
20227,559,007
20217,453,194
20207,346,533
20197,237,636
20187,128,045
20177,018,147
20166,908,802
20156,801,645
20146,703,172
20136,611,385
20126,518,978
20116,426,590
20106,334,194
20096,241,642
20086,148,969
20076,056,236
20065,963,200

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Laos: 18.3B
Laos · GDP1.9B6.56B11.22B15.88B20.53B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Laos · GDP · current US$
YearLaos
202518,302,970,218.59
202416,502,933,121.34
202315,843,155,731.26
202215,468,785,203.75
202118,827,148,530.93
202018,981,805,250.24
201918,740,561,512.56
201818,141,641,089.8
201717,071,155,481.5
201615,912,501,722.61
201514,426,380,125.65
201413,279,245,886.39
201311,983,252,626.55
201210,192,846,339.4
20118,750,104,617.17
20107,131,771,014.7
20095,836,137,329.63
20085,446,433,157.4
20074,223,152,739.04
20063,455,030,060.98

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Laos: 2,324.76
Laos · GDP per capita378.4981.381,584.362,187.342,790.312006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Laos · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearLaos
20252,324.76
20242,123.98
20232,066.95
20222,046.4
20212,526.05
20202,583.78
20192,589.32
20182,545.11
20172,432.43
20162,303.22
20152,121.01
20141,981.04
20131,812.52
20121,563.57
20111,361.55
20101,125.92
2009935.03
2008885.75
2007697.32
2006579.39

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Laos: 7.74
Laos · Inflation-2.976.3615.6925.0134.342006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Laos · Inflation · %
YearLaos
20257.74
202423.13
202331.23
202222.96
20213.76
20205.1
20193.32
20182.04
20170.83
20161.6
20151.28
20144.13
20136.37
20124.26
20117.57
20105.98
20090.14
20087.63
20074.66
20066.55

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Laos: 1.19
Laos · Unemployment0.451.221.992.763.522006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Laos · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearLaos
20251.19
20241.17
20231.19
20221.21
20212.08
20202.35
20192.53
20182.9
20173.27
20162.63
20152.01
20141.73
20131.47
20121.21
20110.96
20100.71
20090.84
20080.94
20071.07
20061.2

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Laos: —
Laos · Fertility rate2.282.632.983.333.682006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Laos · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearLaos
2025No data available
20242.4
20232.42
20222.46
20212.49
20202.54
20192.59
20182.63
20172.69
20162.74
20152.8
20142.8
20132.87
20122.95
20113.05
20103.14
20093.23
20083.33
20073.44
20063.56

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Laos: —
Laos · Life expectancy60.2662.765.1567.5970.042006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Laos · Life expectancy · years
YearLaos
2025No data available
202469.23
202368.96
202268.72
202167.81
202068.34
201967.91
201867.59
201767.35
201667.01
201566.69
201466.35
201365.72
201265.13
201164.51
201063.69
200963.02
200862.25
200761.69
200661.07
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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