Laos
Population 2026
7,974,024
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.28%
- Density
- 35 per km²
- Land area
- 230,800 km²
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Currency
- Kip (LAK)
- Official languages
- LO, FR, EN
- Urban population
- 40.3%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 160,0772026
- Deaths
- 49,1692026
- Birth rate
- 20.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.40
- Life expectancy
- 69.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 25.3
- Net migration
- -10,645
Age distribution
- 0–1429.8%
- 15–6465.4%
- 65+4.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $18.3B
- GDP per capita
- $2.3K
- GDP growth
- +4.5%
- Inflation
- 7.7%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Exports
- $5.3B
- Imports
- $6.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 3.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture16.6%
- Industry29.2%
- Manufacturing9.1%
- Services43.6%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture68.6%
- Industry7.4%
- Services24.0%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VientianeVientiane Prefecture | 840,9402026 |
| 2 | SavannakhetSavannakhet Province | 125,7602026 |
| 3 | ThakhèkKhammouane Province | 90,8002026 |
| 4 | PakseChampasak Province | 77,9002026 |
| 5 | Ban KhoanBokeo | 65,3482026 |
| 6 | Xam NuaHouaphan | 56,9002026 |
| 7 | Luang PrabangLuang Prabang Province | 55,0272026 |
| 8 | Muang PhônsavanXiangkhoang | 37,5072026 |
| 9 | Ban XénôSavannakhet Province | 25,1352025 |
| 10 | Muang XayOudômxai | 25,0002026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,974,024 | 160K | 49.2K |
| 2020 | 7,346,534 | 166K | 47.6K |
| 2010 | 6,334,198 | 172K | 49.7K |
| 2000 | 5,431,213 | 179K | 54.5K |
| 1990 | 4,311,960 | 183K | 57.9K |
| 1980 | 3,292,575 | 143K | 56.3K |
| 1970 | 2,669,703 | 118K | 54.5K |
| 1960 | 2,121,517 | 95.1K | 47.6K |
| 1950 | 1,684,556 | 81.2K | 40.4K |