Gender in Laos 220 indicators covering gender for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 2030 up 0.6% 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year 2030 down 173.3% 82nd Population 6,022 2030 up 19.8% 104th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 2030 up 19.8% 104th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year 2030 down 13.2% 68th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 2025 down 2.6% 94th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 2025 down 2.3% 94th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 2025 up 0.1% 94th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 2025 up 0.4% 94th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 2025 up 1.5% 94th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 2025 up 1.9% 94th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 2025 up 2.7% 94th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 2025 up 3.3% 94th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 77,339 2025 up 3.7% 94th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,771 2025 up 4.4% 93rd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 77,707 2025 up 4.4% 94th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 81,102 2025 up 5.3% 94th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 33.8 2027 down 16.0% 141st Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.508 2025 up 11.4% 151st Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.229 2025 up 35.5% 164th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.428 2025 up 37.6% 148th Women's Political Participation Index 0.867 2025 down 0.6% 115th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.508 2025 up 11.4% 151st Key features of women's political empowerment 0.508 2025 up 11.4% 151st Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year 2025 — 19th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.508 2025 up 11.4% 151st Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 11.7% 2024 up 70.7% 175th Prevalence of obesity, male 6.7% 2024 up 73.2% 162nd Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.44 years 2024 up 3.9% 169th Life expectancy at age 60, male 19.59 years 2024 up 24.4% 84th Share of women who are obese 11.7% 2024 up 70.8% 178th Share of women who are overweight or obese 36.5% 2024 up 37.2% 173rd Share of overweight men vs. women 29.9% 2024 up 41.2% 155th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 77.3% 2024 up 6.8% 156th Share of women who are married or in a union 12.2% 2017 down 17.7% 60th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.7% 43rd Population, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year 2024 down 1.5% 77th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 12.2% 50th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 101.48 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 42.1% 140th Women, Business and the Law Index 85.62 index (0–100) 2023 up 3.0% 66th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 10.2% 67th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 33.21 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.9% 139th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 5.1% 118th Labor force, female 1.70 million 2025 up 33.6% 92nd Labor force, female, per capita 0.2163 units per person 2025 up 15.4% 76th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 index 2025 up 2.7% 37th Page 1 of 4 Next →