Gender in Laos 220 indicators covering gender for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Suicide Rate 4.58 2021 down 6.0% 133rd Female migrants 35.6% 2020 down 8.6% 198th Age at first marriage, female 20.7 2017 down 4.6% 148th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 17.65 2024 up 53.5% 113th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 22.6% 2019 up 17.7% 31st Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 26.2 2019 up 6.1% 83rd Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 25.1% 2019 up 8.2% 26th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 123 2019 unchanged 152nd Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 412 2019 up 43.1% 81st Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 110 2019 unchanged 164th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 122 2019 unchanged 156th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 699.9 2019 down 5.9% 27th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% 2026 down 20.1% 108th Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 64.4 2017 up 240.7% 152nd Number of daily smokers, men and women 940,239 2012 up 16.0% 77th Age at first marriage, male 24.6 2017 down 0.4% 132nd Share of women using contraceptives 56.3% 2017 up 46.6% 59th Discrimination access to credit gender, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Human trafficking victims 107 number 2015 down 59.5% 61st Human trafficking victims 107 number 2015 down 59.5% 61st Global Gender Gap Index 0.733 2022 up 4.8% 54th Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 34.6% 2023 down 24.3% 20th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 18.15 litres pure alcohol 2019 up 10.5% 15th Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy 68.0% 2024 up 518.2% 54th Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 28.95 2018 up 74.7% 68th Rural population, female 31.0% 2015 down 15.8% 47th Rural population, male 30.4% 2015 down 15.1% 49th Urban population, female 19.2% 2015 up 39.6% 144th Urban population, male 19.4% 2015 up 42.4% 145th Share of women using modern contraceptive methods 51.0% 2017 up 45.8% 49th Adult Literacy Rate 75.64 2023 up 29.8% 82nd Number of Household Sector Loan Accounts with All Microfinance 19.32 2025 up 8.9% 39th Number of Household Sector Borrowers at All Microfinance Institutions 19.39 2025 up 264.0% 38th Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Outstanding Loans, Non-Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions, of 918.79 billion 2025 up 351.0% 3rd Number of Borrowers, Non-Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions, of 32,058 2025 up 42.8% 18th Outstanding Loans, Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions, of 2.50 trillion 2025 up 129.3% 1st Outstanding Deposits, Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions, of 2.47 trillion 2025 up 103.0% 1st Working age foreign citizens 60.99 2024 up 48.6% 31st Employed foreign citizens 81.85 2022 up 109.0% 18th ← Previous Page 4 of 4