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Lao PDR

Lao PDR: 32 indicators from open sources, newest value for each.

Demography

Population, total 7.9 MWorld Bank2025 Population aged 0-14 29.8%World Bank2025 Population aged 15-64 65.4%World Bank2025 Population aged 65+ 4.8%World Bank2025 Female share of population 49.8%World Bank2025 Urban population 40.3%World Bank2025 Fertility rate 2.4World Bank2024 Adolescent fertility rate 81.9World Bank2024 Life expectancy at birth 69.2yearsWorld Bank2024 Infant mortality 27.2‰World Bank2024 Net migration -10 645World Bank2025

Education

Adult literacy rate 75.6%World Bank2023 Secondary school enrolment 50.5%World Bank2025 Tertiary enrolment 14.9%World Bank2023 Education spending 1.2%World Bank2023

Income

GDP per capita, PPP $10 383$World Bank2025 GNI per capita, PPP $9 800$World Bank2025 Gini index 34.7World Bank2024 Poverty headcount at $2.15/day 7.1%World Bank2024 Income share held by richest 10% 28.5%World Bank2024

Health

Suicide rate 4.6per 100kWorld Bank2021 Health spending 1.3%World Bank2023

Connectivity

Individuals using the internet 65.6%World Bank2024 Mobile subscriptions 64.8per 100World Bank2023 Access to electricity 96.5%World Bank2024

Environment

CO2 emissions per capita 3.4tWorld Bank2024

Gender Roles

Women in national parliament 22.0%World Bank2025

Employment

Unemployment rate 1.2%World Bank2025 Youth unemployment rate 2.4%World Bank2025 Female labour force participation 61.6%World Bank2025 Male labour force participation 70.6%World Bank2025 Self-employed share 77.1%World Bank2025

Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.