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Population in Laos
7 123 205
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Laos is 7 123 205 people, including children under the age of 6 - 708 759 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 844 100 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 851 223 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 3 066 540 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 552 859 people, and the centenarians in Laos over 80 years old - 99 725 people.
Population size in Laos by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 708 759 / 9.95% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 844 100 / 11.85% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 851 223 / 11.95% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 3 066 540 / 43.05% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 552 859 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 99 725 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Laos
Total in Laos permanent residents 3 419 138 men (48%) and 3 704 067 women (52%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 222 244 / 6.4% | 177 795 / 5.3% | 48.6% |
| 5 – 9 | 222 244 / 6.4% | 174 376 / 5.2% | 48.4% |
| 10 - 14 | 198 310 / 5.7% | 157 280 / 4.7% | 48.4% |
| 15 - 19 | 167 538 / 4.8% | 136 766 / 4.1% | 48.9% |
| 20 - 24 | 198 310 / 5.7% | 164 119 / 4.9% | 49.9% |
| 25 - 29 | 294 046 / 8.5% | 246 178 / 7.3% | 49.8% |
| 30 - 34 | 287 208 / 8.3% | 246 178 / 7.3% | 50.3% |
| 35 - 39 | 263 274 / 7.6% | 239 340 / 7.1% | 52% |
| 40 - 44 | 242 759 / 7% | 225 663 / 6.7% | 52.4% |
| 45 - 49 | 222 244 / 6.4% | 208 568 / 6.2% | 52.7% |
| 50 - 54 | 253 016 / 7.3% | 253 016 / 7.5% | 54.5% |
| 55 - 59 | 266 693 / 7.7% | 290 627 / 8.6% | 56.4% |
| 60 - 64 | 222 244 / 6.4% | 259 855 / 7.7% | 58.2% |
| 65 - 69 | 153 861 / 4.4% | 205 148 / 6.1% | 61.3% |
| 70 - 74 | 64 964 / 1.8% | 109 413 / 3.3% | 66.7% |
| 75 - 79 | 82 059 / 2.3% | 170 957 / 5.1% | 70.9% |
| 80+ | 58 125 / 1.6% | 153 861 / 4.6% | 76.1% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Laos: have higher education 23% (1 638 337 people), incomplete higher education — 2.6% (185 203 people), secondary vocational — 36% (2 564 354 people), 11 classes — 16% (1 139 713 people), 9 classes — 9% (641 088 people), 5 classes — 7.9% (562 733 people), have no education — 0.7% (49 862 people), illiterate — 0.3% (21 370 people).
| Higher education | 1 638 337 / 23% |
| Incomplete higher | 185 203 / 2.6% |
| Secondary vocational | 2 564 354 / 36% |
| Elementary school | 1 139 713 / 16% |
| Middle school | 641 088 / 9% |
| High school | 562 733 / 7.9% |
| Without education | 49 862 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 21 370 / 0.3% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Laos
Total in Laos the number of officially employed population is 4 915 011 people (69%), pensioners 1 923 265 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 71 232 people (1%).
| Employed population | 4 915 011 / 69% |
| Unemployed | 71 232 / 1% |
| Pensioners | 1 923 265 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Laos have a disability 593 363 people, what constitutes 8.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 83 341 (1.17.%), disabled of the group II are 243 614 (3.42.%), disabled of the group III are 232 929 (3.27.%), disabled children 33 479 (0.47.%).
| Total disabled | 593 363 / 8.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 83 341 / 1.17% |
| Disabled of the group II | 243 614 / 3.42% |
| Disabled of the group III | 232 929 / 3.27% |
| Disabled children | 33 479 / 0.47% |