The population of Lao People's Democratic Republic is expected to grow by 101,000 in 2020 and reach 7,262,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 14,704 people yearly. On average there are 157,408 births and 45,641 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.56 percent per year. The population density of Lao People's Democratic Republic has changed from 14.1 in 1980 to 30.2 in 2018.
| Current population | 7,252,698 people at present (Wednesday 25th of November 2020) | |
| Median Age | 27.2 years |
| Life expectancy | 67.9 years | |
| Population density | 31.0 per km2 |
| 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%) |
| 2019 | 7,064,000 | 103,000 (1.5%) | -14,704 | 27.0 | 2.55 | 31 | 3,011,000 (42.6%) |
| 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 2019 the population of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7,064,000 and the average age increased from 23.3 in 1960 to 27.0. Urban population has increased from 1,171,221 (22.0%) in 2000 to 3,120,000 (43.5%) in the current year. The population density of Lao People's Democratic Republic has changed from 14.1 in 1980 to 30.2 in 2018.
| 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 1.43% (103,000 residents, including 45,411 deaths). The demographics of Lao People's Democratic Republic constitutes of 3,587,000 women and 3,578,000 men, which means there are 998 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 41.6% of population (2,980,640) is 19 or younger, 54.1% of population (3,876,265) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.3% of population (306,662) is over 65.