Age dependency ratio in Laos
Laos: Age dependency ratio was 53.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Laos, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Laos is 53.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Laos peaked at 90.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2025.
That places Laos 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.6% | 80.0% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.4% | 83.1% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.3% | 89.9% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 88.2% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 68.9% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 56.5% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.0% | 55.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Laos
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 74,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 76,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 73,831 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 76,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 74,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 75,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 78,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 76,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 77,500 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Laos?
- Age dependency ratio in Laos was 53.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for age dependency ratio?
- Laos ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.