Lao People's Democratic Republic Population Pyramid 2014
Year
2014Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2014
The population of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2014 was 6,703,172. That is 15.9% more than in 2004, when the population stood at 5,781,626.
Half of the population was younger than 22.7 years; 33.7% were children under 15 and 4.1% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2.42 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 69.0 years in 2023: 71.2 for women and 66.8 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
47,557 immigrants live in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 0.6% of the population.
| Viet Nam | 21,400 |
| China | 15,137 |
| Cambodia | 3,871 |
| Thailand | 3,718 |
| Myanmar | 3,201 |
660,215 people born in Lao People's Democratic Republic live in other countries.
| Thailand | 285,819 |
| United States of America | 176,588 |
| Bangladesh | 118,769 |
| France | 36,591 |
| Canada | 13,292 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,703,172 | 22.7 | |
| Singapore | 5,457,900 | 34.2 | |
| Timor-Leste | 1,181,904 | 19.5 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 416,751 | 29.1 | |
| Cambodia | 15,396,772 | 23.9 |





