Gender in Laos 220 indicators covering gender for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 5.3% 30th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.1% 47th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.1% 40th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9856 index 2025 up 8.0% 141st Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 up 19.1% 80th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year 2025 up 0.3% 68th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 57.5% 2050 down 2.6% 60th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.09 units per square kilometre 2023 up 33.6% 131st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0101 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.3% 135th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0231 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.6% 141st Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.617 2023 up 5.1% 147th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 12.13 2025 down 29.7% 47th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 27.3% 62nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 2.7% 51st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 9,507 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 52.7% 125th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 19.2% 54th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 10.6% 27th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.8% 2025 up 0.1% 155th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 93.14 2025 down 18.5% 164th Gender Development Index 0.911 2023 up 1.1% 151st Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.911 2023 up 1.1% 151st Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.911 2023 up 1.1% 151st Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6402 2023 up 3.7% 141st Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.5% 50th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4569 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.5% 102nd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.1 2016 up 5.5% 170th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 22.0% 2025 down 12.0% 106th Population 7.77 million 2024 up 15.9% 100th Life Expectancy at Birth 69.22 2024 up 4.3% 159th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 28.6% 2023 down 5.6% 77th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 28.6% 2023 down 5.6% 77th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 30.0% 2023 down 14.5% 82nd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 50.54 2025 down 18.9% 172nd Sex ratio at birth 104.64 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 131st Sex ratio by age 30.61 males per 100 females 2023 down 35.3% 65th Sex ratio at age 5 104.22 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 129th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.64 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 131st Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 2.8% 2023 down 31.5% 40th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.8% 2023 down 1.9% 61st Sex ratio at age 60 91.55 males per 100 females 2023 down 7.0% 139th Male population by age group 406,552 people 2023 up 2.9% 93rd Female population by age group 389,139 people 2023 up 2.4% 94th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 up 50.0% 76th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →