The population of Lao People's Democratic Republic is expected to grow by 103,000 in 2018 and reach 7,064,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 14,704 people yearly. On average there are 159,464 births and 45,411 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.64 percent per year. The population density of Lao People's Democratic Republic has changed from 14.1 in 1980 to 29.3 in 2016.
| Current population | 7,059,767 people at present (Sunday 16th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 26.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 67.3 years | |
| Population density | 30.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,961,000 | 103,000 (1.5%) | -14,704 | 26.7 | 2.60 | 30 | 2,900,000 (41.7%) |
| 2017 | 6,858,000 | 99,647 (1.5%) | -14,704 | 26.5 | 2.65 | 30 | 2,789,000 (40.7%) |
| 2016 | 6,758,353 | 94,386 (1.4%) | -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 2017 the population of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6,858,000 and the average age increased from 23.3 in 1960 to 26.5. Urban population has increased from 1,171,221 (22.0%) in 2000 to 2,900,000 (41.7%) in the current year. The population density of Lao People's Democratic Republic has changed from 14.1 in 1980 to 29.3 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,165,000 | 101,000 (1.4%) | -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%) |
Total Lao People's Democratic Republic population should reach 7,165,000 by 2020 and should increase to 9,163,000 people by year 2050. 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 1.50% (99,647 residents, including 45,127 deaths). The demographics of Lao People's Democratic Republic constitutes of 3,488,000 women and 3,474,000 men, which means there are 996 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 42.6% of population (2,966,778) is 19 or younger, 53.3% of population (3,707,429) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.1% of population (285,401) is over 65.