Lao People's Democratic Republic Population Pyramid 2047
Year
2047Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2047
By 2047, the population of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is expected to reach 9,605,806. Ten years before, in 2037, the projected population is 8,947,242 — 7.4% lower.
With a projected median age of 33.1 years, the Lao People's Democratic Republic would have a youth dependency ratio of 32.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.0 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 9,605,806 | 33.1 | |
| Singapore | 6,128,164 | 50.2 | |
| Timor-Leste | 1,841,555 | 31.0 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 516,606 | 41.7 | |
| Cambodia | 21,558,221 | 32.4 |





