Lao People's Democratic Republic Population Pyramid 2042
Year
2042Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2042
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of the Lao People's Democratic Republic at 9,305,405 in 2042. Compared with 2032, when the projection stands at 8,536,450, that represents growth of 9.0% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 31.4 years, with 34.2 children under 15 and 11.2 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 9,305,406 | 31.4 | |
| Singapore | 6,185,384 | 47.1 | |
| Timor-Leste | 1,755,842 | 29.1 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 509,545 | 40.5 | |
| Cambodia | 20,848,376 | 31.1 |





