Lao People's Democratic Republic Population Pyramid 2040
Year
2040Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2040
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of the Lao People's Democratic Republic at 9,169,002 in 2040. That would be 9.7% more than in 2030 (8,357,023).
Half of the population would be younger than 30.8 years, with 24.1% children under 15 and 7.3% aged 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 9,169,002 | 30.8 | |
| Singapore | 6,194,782 | 45.9 | |
| Timor-Leste | 1,718,250 | 28.4 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 505,976 | 40.0 | |
| Cambodia | 20,540,683 | 30.6 |





