Lao PDR Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Lao PDR is 7,169,455 and the population growth amounts 1.51% (2019). The male and female population are 3,599,027 (50.20%) and 3,570,428 (49.80%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 1.52% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Lao PDR population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 7,169,455 1.51% 3,599,027
50.20%
3,570,428
49.80%
2018 7,061,507 1.54% 3,545,628
50.21%
3,515,879
49.79%
2017 6,953,035 1.54% 3,491,534
50.22%
3,461,501
49.78%
2016 6,845,846 1.53% 3,436,669
50.20%
3,409,177
49.80%
2015 6,741,164 1.50% 3,381,015
50.15%
3,360,149
49.85%
2014 6,639,756 1.48% 3,324,635
50.07%
3,315,121
49.93%
2013 6,541,304 1.48% 3,267,830
49.96%
3,273,474
50.04%
2012 6,444,530 1.50% 3,211,000
49.83%
3,233,530
50.17%
2011 6,347,567 1.55% 3,154,711
49.70%
3,192,856
50.30%
2010 6,249,165 1.61% 3,099,430
49.60%
3,149,735
50.40%
2009 6,148,623 1.66% 3,045,094
49.52%
3,103,529
50.48%
2008 6,046,620 1.68% 2,991,802
49.48%
3,054,818
50.52%
2007 5,944,948 1.66% 2,940,295
49.46%
3,004,653
50.54%
2006 5,846,074 1.61% 2,891,497
49.46%
2,954,577
50.54%
2005 5,751,676 1.56% 2,845,939
49.48%
2,905,737
50.52%
2004 5,662,208 1.51% 2,803,930
49.52%
2,858,278
50.48%
2003 5,576,640 1.50% 2,764,935
49.58%
2,811,705
50.42%
2002 5,493,246 1.52% 2,727,504
49.65%
2,765,742
50.35%
2001 5,409,582 1.59% 2,689,672
49.72%
2,719,910
50.28%
2000 5,323,700 1.66% 2,649,923
49.78%
2,673,777
50.22%
1999 5,235,346 1.73% 2,607,836
49.81%
2,627,510
50.19%
1998 5,144,602 1.83% 2,563,571
49.83%
2,581,031
50.17%
1997 5,050,315 1.96% 2,516,937
49.84%
2,533,378
50.16%
1996 4,951,195 2.11% 2,467,903
49.84%
2,483,292
50.16%
1995 4,846,483 2.28% 2,416,506
49.86%
2,429,977
50.14%
1994 4,735,845 2.45% 2,362,723
49.89%
2,373,122
50.11%
1993 4,619,944 2.59% 2,306,669
49.93%
2,313,275
50.07%
1992 4,500,351 2.69% 2,248,786
49.97%
2,251,565
50.03%
1991 4,379,236 2.76% 2,189,650
50.00%
2,189,586
50.00%
1990 4,258,472 2.81% 2,129,858
50.01%
2,128,614
49.99%
1989 4,138,845 2.85% 2,069,673
50.01%
2,069,172
49.99%
1988 4,020,811 2.87% 2,009,490
49.98%
2,011,321
50.02%
1987 3,905,530 2.85% 1,950,173
49.93%
1,955,357
50.07%
1986 3,794,198 2.80% 1,892,728
49.88%
1,901,470
50.12%
1985 3,687,898 2.75% 1,838,004
49.84%
1,849,894
50.16%
1984 3,586,316 2.69% 1,785,943
49.80%
1,800,373
50.20%
1983 3,489,903 2.54% 1,736,685
49.76%
1,753,218
50.24%
1982 3,401,191 2.29% 1,691,441
49.73%
1,709,750
50.27%
1981 3,323,366 1.96% 1,651,700
49.70%
1,671,666
50.30%
1980 3,258,144 1.56% 1,618,231
49.67%
1,639,913
50.33%
1979 3,207,328 1.20% 1,591,938
49.63%
1,615,390
50.37%
1978 3,168,843 1.04% 1,571,827
49.60%
1,597,016
50.40%
1977 3,135,842 1.18% 1,554,496
49.57%
1,581,346
50.43%
1976 3,098,973 1.53% 1,535,286
49.54%
1,563,687
50.46%
1975 3,051,577 1.99% 1,510,880
49.51%
1,540,697
50.49%
1974 2,990,965 2.40% 1,479,940
49.48%
1,511,025
50.52%
1973 2,919,287 2.69% 1,443,533
49.45%
1,475,754
50.55%
1972 2,840,841 2.77% 1,403,811
49.42%
1,437,030
50.58%
1971 2,762,265 2.67% 1,364,079
49.38%
1,398,186
50.62%
1970 2,688,428 2.53% 1,326,765
49.35%
1,361,663
50.65%
1969 2,620,434 2.43% 1,292,429
49.32%
1,328,005
50.68%
1968 2,556,852 2.34% 1,260,344
49.29%
1,296,508
50.71%
1967 2,496,920 2.31% 1,230,143
49.27%
1,266,777
50.73%
1966 2,439,196 2.32% 1,201,107
49.24%
1,238,089
50.76%
1965 2,382,594 2.33% 1,172,697
49.22%
1,209,897
50.78%
1964 2,327,137 2.31% 1,144,924
49.20%
1,182,213
50.80%
1963 2,273,351 2.30% 1,118,049
49.18%
1,155,302
50.82%
1962 2,221,125 2.29% 1,092,021
49.17%
1,129,104
50.83%
1961 2,170,344 2.28% 1,066,778
49.15%
1,103,566
50.85%
1960 2,120,898 N/A% 1,042,274
49.14%
1,078,624
50.86%

Growth rates of Lao PDR population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Lao PDR population growth rates for 60 years.

Lao PDR population and growth rate by ages

The Lao PDR population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 2,315,949, 4,554,971, 298,535 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 7,169,455 2,315,949
32.30%
4,554,971
63.53%
298,535
4.16%
2018 7,061,507 2,302,328
32.60%
4,471,412
63.32%
287,767
4.08%
2017 6,953,035 2,286,362
32.88%
4,389,139
63.13%
277,534
3.99%
2016 6,845,846 2,273,212
33.21%
4,304,813
62.88%
267,821
3.91%
2015 6,741,164 2,265,853
33.61%
4,216,698
62.55%
258,613
3.84%
2014 6,639,756 2,260,453
34.04%
4,127,593
62.16%
251,710
3.79%
2013 6,541,304 2,261,112
34.57%
4,034,529
61.68%
245,663
3.76%
2012 6,444,530 2,266,213
35.16%
3,938,143
61.11%
240,174
3.73%
2011 6,347,567 2,272,201
35.80%
3,840,373
60.50%
234,993
3.70%
2010 6,249,165 2,276,693
36.43%
3,742,508
59.89%
229,964
3.68%
2009 6,148,623 2,283,954
37.15%
3,638,575
59.18%
226,094
3.68%
2008 6,046,620 2,291,719
37.90%
3,532,578
58.42%
222,323
3.68%
2007 5,944,948 2,300,201
38.69%
3,426,216
57.63%
218,531
3.68%
2006 5,846,074 2,309,206
39.50%
3,322,308
56.83%
214,560
3.67%
2005 5,751,676 2,318,559
40.31%
3,222,843
56.03%
210,274
3.66%
2004 5,662,208 2,323,391
41.03%
3,131,950
55.31%
206,867
3.65%
2003 5,576,640 2,324,885
41.69%
3,048,544
54.67%
203,211
3.64%
2002 5,493,246 2,322,302
42.28%
2,971,689
54.10%
199,255
3.63%
2001 5,409,582 2,316,452
42.82%
2,898,215
53.58%
194,915
3.60%
2000 5,323,700 2,308,297
43.36%
2,825,324
53.07%
190,079
3.57%
1999 5,235,346 2,290,511
43.75%
2,757,995
52.68%
186,840
3.57%
1998 5,144,602 2,267,607
44.08%
2,693,693
52.36%
183,302
3.56%
1997 5,050,315 2,238,502
44.32%
2,632,389
52.12%
179,424
3.55%
1996 4,951,195 2,201,114
44.46%
2,574,870
52.01%
175,211
3.54%
1995 4,846,483 2,154,170
44.45%
2,521,650
52.03%
170,663
3.52%
1994 4,735,845 2,109,897
44.55%
2,458,577
51.91%
167,371
3.53%
1993 4,619,944 2,058,994
44.57%
2,397,317
51.89%
163,633
3.54%
1992 4,500,351 2,003,344
44.52%
2,337,547
51.94%
159,460
3.54%
1991 4,379,236 1,944,966
44.41%
2,279,320
52.05%
154,950
3.54%
1990 4,258,472 1,885,019
44.27%
2,223,246
52.21%
150,207
3.53%
1989 4,138,845 1,834,886
44.33%
2,157,193
52.12%
146,766
3.55%
1988 4,020,811 1,784,948
44.39%
2,092,684
52.05%
143,179
3.56%
1987 3,905,530 1,735,669
44.44%
2,030,433
51.99%
139,428
3.57%
1986 3,794,198 1,687,378
44.47%
1,971,358
51.96%
135,462
3.57%
1985 3,687,898 1,640,394
44.48%
1,916,246
51.96%
131,258
3.56%
1984 3,586,316 1,596,525
44.52%
1,861,998
51.92%
127,793
3.56%
1983 3,489,903 1,554,182
44.53%
1,811,502
51.91%
124,219
3.56%
1982 3,401,191 1,514,395
44.53%
1,766,188
51.93%
120,608
3.55%
1981 3,323,366 1,478,725
44.49%
1,727,572
51.98%
117,069
3.52%
1980 3,258,144 1,447,954
44.44%
1,696,542
52.07%
113,648
3.49%
1979 3,207,328 1,414,932
44.12%
1,682,056
52.44%
110,340
3.44%
1978 3,168,843 1,387,360
43.78%
1,674,253
52.83%
107,230
3.38%
1977 3,135,842 1,361,558
43.42%
1,670,180
53.26%
104,104
3.32%
1976 3,098,973 1,332,588
43.00%
1,665,653
53.75%
100,732
3.25%
1975 3,051,577 1,297,430
42.52%
1,657,212
54.31%
96,935
3.18%
1974 2,990,965 1,272,036
42.53%
1,624,332
54.31%
94,597
3.16%
1973 2,919,287 1,240,376
42.49%
1,587,051
54.36%
91,860
3.15%
1972 2,840,841 1,204,921
42.41%
1,547,118
54.46%
88,802
3.13%
1971 2,762,265 1,169,160
42.33%
1,507,587
54.58%
85,518
3.10%
1970 2,688,428 1,135,239
42.23%
1,471,086
54.72%
82,103
3.05%
1969 2,620,434 1,108,005
42.28%
1,433,058
54.69%
79,371
3.03%
1968 2,556,852 1,082,933
42.35%
1,397,394
54.65%
76,525
2.99%
1967 2,496,920 1,059,126
42.42%
1,364,220
54.64%
73,574
2.95%
1966 2,439,196 1,034,949
42.43%
1,333,679
54.68%
70,568
2.89%
1965 2,382,594 1,009,264
42.36%
1,305,788
54.81%
67,542
2.83%
1964 2,327,137 987,285
42.42%
1,274,728
54.78%
65,124
2.80%
1963 2,273,351 964,504
42.43%
1,246,094
54.81%
62,753
2.76%
1962 2,221,125 941,059
42.37%
1,219,680
54.91%
60,386
2.72%
1961 2,170,344 917,430
42.27%
1,194,984
55.06%
57,930
2.67%
1960 2,120,898 893,846
42.14%
1,171,717
55.25%
55,335
2.61%

The below chart and table represents Lao PDR population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 1.53% 0.59% 1.87% 3.74%
2018 1.56% 0.70% 1.87% 3.69%
2017 1.57% 0.58% 1.96% 3.63%
2016 1.55% 0.32% 2.09% 3.56%
2015 1.53% 0.24% 2.16% 2.74%
2014 1.51% -0.03% 2.31% 2.46%
2013 1.50% -0.23% 2.45% 2.29%
2012 1.53% -0.26% 2.55% 2.20%
2011 1.57% -0.20% 2.61% 2.19%
2010 1.64% -0.32% 2.86% 1.71%
2009 1.69% -0.34% 3.00% 1.70%
2008 1.71% -0.37% 3.10% 1.74%
2007 1.69% -0.39% 3.13% 1.85%
2006 1.64% -0.40% 3.09% 2.04%
2005 1.58% -0.21% 2.90% 1.65%
2004 1.53% -0.06% 2.74% 1.80%
2003 1.52% 0.11% 2.59% 1.99%
2002 1.55% 0.25% 2.54% 2.23%
2001 1.61% 0.35% 2.58% 2.54%
2000 1.69% 0.78% 2.44% 1.73%
1999 1.76% 1.01% 2.39% 1.93%
1998 1.87% 1.30% 2.33% 2.16%
1997 2.00% 1.70% 2.23% 2.40%
1996 2.16% 2.18% 2.11% 2.66%
1995 2.34% 2.10% 2.57% 1.97%
1994 2.51% 2.47% 2.56% 2.28%
1993 2.66% 2.78% 2.56% 2.62%
1992 2.77% 3.00% 2.55% 2.91%
1991 2.84% 3.18% 2.52% 3.16%
1990 2.89% 2.73% 3.06% 2.34%
1989 2.94% 2.80% 3.08% 2.51%
1988 2.95% 2.84% 3.07% 2.69%
1987 2.93% 2.86% 3.00% 2.93%
1986 2.88% 2.86% 2.88% 3.20%
1985 2.83% 2.75% 2.91% 2.71%
1984 2.76% 2.72% 2.79% 2.88%
1983 2.61% 2.63% 2.57% 2.99%
1982 2.34% 2.41% 2.24% 3.02%
1981 2.00% 2.13% 1.83% 3.01%
1980 1.58% 2.33% 0.86% 3.00%
1979 1.21% 1.99% 0.47% 2.90%
1978 1.05% 1.90% 0.24% 3.00%
1977 1.19% 2.17% 0.27% 3.35%
1976 1.55% 2.71% 0.51% 3.92%
1975 2.03% 2.00% 2.02% 2.47%
1974 2.46% 2.55% 2.35% 2.98%
1973 2.76% 2.94% 2.58% 3.44%
1972 2.84% 3.06% 2.62% 3.84%
1971 2.75% 2.99% 2.48% 4.16%
1970 2.59% 2.46% 2.65% 3.44%
1969 2.49% 2.32% 2.55% 3.72%
1968 2.40% 2.25% 2.43% 4.01%
1967 2.37% 2.34% 2.29% 4.26%
1966 2.38% 2.54% 2.14% 4.48%
1965 2.38% 2.23% 2.44% 3.71%
1964 2.37% 2.36% 2.30% 3.78%
1963 2.35% 2.49% 2.17% 3.92%
1962 2.34% 2.58% 2.07% 4.24%
1961 2.33% 2.64% 1.99% 4.69%

Global rank of Lao PDR population

The global rank of Lao PDR population is 95 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 95
0-14 84
15-64 95
65 over 116

Data Source

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