Poverty & Inequality in Laos 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 7.1% 2024 down 67.2% 34th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 57,153 people 2024 up 269.9% 96th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 98.7% 2024 down 0.7% 34th Share of population living in extreme poverty 7.1% 2024 down 67.2% 34th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 70.3% 2024 down 14.8% 30th Number of people living in extreme poverty 7.22 million people 2024 up 40.9% 77th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 553,747 people 2024 down 61.0% 50th Number of people living in extreme poverty 553,747 people 2024 down 61.0% 50th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 70.3% 2024 down 14.8% 30th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 7.1% 2024 down 67.2% 34th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.4% 2024 down 13.6% 95th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 8.1% 2024 down 16.0% 95th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 15.3% 2024 down 9.9% 92nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.3% 2024 down 0.5% 34th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 7.1% 2024 down 67.2% 34th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 22.5% 2024 down 47.9% 32nd Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 7.1% 2024 down 67.2% 34th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 79.6% 2024 down 9.5% 30th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 553,747 people 2024 down 61.0% 50th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 57,153 people 2024 up 269.9% 96th Gini coefficient 0.3475 2024 down 3.4% 53rd Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 24.3% 2023 down 8.6% 8th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 7.1% 2024 down 67.2% 33rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 640,711 people 2018 up 251.8% 98th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 10.0% 2018 down 61.2% 28th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.3% 2018 down 0.5% 34th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 10.0% 2018 down 61.2% 28th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 713,787 people 2018 down 54.2% 38th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 37.4% 2018 down 41.6% 23rd Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 70.4% 2018 down 20.1% 24th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 7.1% 2018 down 63.5% 31st ← Previous Page 2 of 2