Country profile
Laos
Laos ranks #102 of 215 for population, #170 of 209 for gdp per capita, #158 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
7,769,819
people · 2024
Rank #102 of 215
Life expectancy
69.2
years · 2024
Rank #158 of 216
Poverty headcount
7.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #71 of 186
Under-5 mortality
29.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #81 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
60%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #158 of 232
Tobacco use
27.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #40 of 163
Calorie supply
3,188
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #60 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
886,400
arrivals · 2020
Rank #106 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,124
current US$ · 2024
Rank #170 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
23.1
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #16 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
258
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #29 of 210
Forest area
71.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #17 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
22.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #120 of 248
Protected areas
18.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #75 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.14
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #105 of 210
Fertilizer use
58.8
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #99 of 194
Pesticide use
0.12
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #178 of 193
Cereal yield
4.2
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #61 of 182
Digital
Internet users
65.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #144 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.72
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #190 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
64.8
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #236 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
96.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #150 of 215
Renewable electricity output
63.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #50 of 257
Energy use per person
10,100
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #122 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.14
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #158 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Laos; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield