The population of Lao People's Democratic Republic is expected to grow by 95,000 in 2022 and reach 7,450,000 in 2023. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 14,704 people yearly. The population density of Lao People's Democratic Republic has changed from 14.1 in 1980 to 31.0 in 2020.
| Current population | 7,427,323 people at present (Monday 3rd of October 2022) | |
| Median Age | 27.7 years |
| Population density | 31.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,357,000 | 95,000 (1.3%) | -14,704 | 27.7 | 32 | 3,334,000 (45.3%) | |
| 2021 | 7,262,000 | 97,000 (1.3%) | -14,704 | 27.5 | 32 | 3,228,000 (44.4%) | |
| 2020 | 7,165,000 | 101,000 (1.4%) | -14,704 | 27.2 | 2.50 | 31 | 3,120,000 (43.5%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -14,704 | 27.0 | 2.55 | 31 | 3,011,000 (42.6%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -14,704 | 26.7 | 2.60 | 30 | 2,900,000 (41.7%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -14,704 | 26.5 | 2.65 | 30 | 2,789,000 (40.7%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -14,704 | 26.2 | 2.71 | 29 | 2,679,957 (39.7%) |
| 2015 | 6,663,967 | 87,570 (1.3%) | -14,704 | 26.0 | 2.76 | 29 | 2,573,224 (38.6%) |
| 2010 | 6,246,274 | 94,238 (1.5%) | -35,498 | 24.7 | 3.15 | 27 | 2,068,953 (33.1%) |
| 2005 | 5,754,026 | 89,421 (1.6%) | -22,052 | 23.7 | 3.62 | 25 | 1,575,798 (27.4%) |
| 2000 | 5,329,304 | 88,020 (1.7%) | -29,620 | 22.8 | 4.31 | 23 | 1,171,221 (22.0%) |
| 1995 | 4,851,923 | 111,543 (2.3%) | -26,949 | 22.3 | 5.39 | 21 | 843,167 (17.4%) |
| 1990 | 4,258,472 | 120,064 (2.8%) | -12,113 | 22.4 | 6.15 | 18 | 657,380 (15.4%) |
| 1985 | 3,687,898 | 101,517 (2.8%) | 28 | 22.7 | 6.36 | 16 | 509,077 (13.8%) |
| 1980 | 3,258,144 | 50,816 (1.6%) | -7,022 | 22.9 | 6.28 | 14 | 403,260 (12.4%) |
| 1975 | 3,051,577 | 60,612 (2.0%) | -39,751 | 23.2 | 6.06 | 13 | 338,145 (11.1%) |
| 1970 | 2,688,428 | 67,994 (2.5%) | 9 | 23.3 | 5.97 | 12 | 258,761 (9.6%) |
| 1965 | 2,382,594 | 55,457 (2.3%) | 6 | 23.4 | 5.97 | 10 | 198,303 (8.3%) |
| 1960 | 2,120,896 | 49,447 (2.3%) | 15 | 23.3 | 5.96 | 9 | 168,526 (7.9%) |
In 2021 the population of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7,262,000 and the average age increased from 23.3 in 1960 to 27.5. Urban population has increased from 1,171,221 (22.0%) in 2000 to 3,334,000 (45.3%) in the current year. The population density of Lao People's Democratic Republic has changed from 14.1 in 1980 to 31.0 in 2020.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -14,704 | 27.2 | 2.50 | 31 | 3,120,000 (43.5%) |
| 2025 | 7,630,000 | 90,000 (1.2%) | -14,704 | 28.6 | 2.30 | 33 | 3,639,000 (47.7%) |
| 2030 | 8,049,000 | 80,000 (1.0%) | -14,704 | 30.0 | 2.14 | 35 | 4,094,000 (50.9%) |
| 2035 | 8,416,000 | 69,000 (0.8%) | -14,704 | 31.6 | 2.02 | 37 | 4,494,000 (53.4%) |
| 2040 | 8,728,000 | 58,000 (0.7%) | -14,704 | 33.2 | 1.92 | 38 | 4,879,000 (55.9%) |
| 2045 | 8,978,000 | 45,000 (0.5%) | -14,704 | 34.7 | 1.84 | 39 | 5,242,000 (58.4%) |
| 2050 | 9,163,000 | 32,000 (0.4%) | -14,704 | 36.3 | 1.79 | 40 | 5,573,000 (60.8%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 74.6 (72.4 years for male and 76.9 years for females). Population density will go up to 39.7 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.31% (97,000 residents, including 45,641 deaths). The demographics of Lao People's Democratic Republic constitutes of 3,682,000 women and 3,676,000 men, which means there are 998 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 40.6% of population (2,985,471) is 19 or younger, 54.9% of population (4,039,729) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.5% of population (328,858) is over 65.