What is median age in Laos?

Median age in Laos was 24.28 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 24.28 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 16.7 years in 1984.

How does Laos rank for median age?

Laos ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Laos

Name: Median age in Laos
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Median age was 24.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

24.28 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

169th

of 236 countries

All-time high

24.28 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.7 years

in 1984

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Laos, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Laos recorded 24.28 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Laos peaked at 24.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.7 years, in 1984.

Laos ranks 169th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.52 years	18.25 years	18.78 years	10
1960s	17.9 years	17.66 years	18.17 years	10
1970s	17.4 years	16.9 years	17.66 years	10
1980s	16.74 years	16.7 years	16.8 years	10
1990s	16.82 years	16.78 years	16.92 years	10
2000s	17.93 years	16.99 years	19.47 years	10
2010s	21.66 years	19.91 years	23.09 years	10
2020s	23.83 years	23.38 years	24.28 years	4

Countries ranked near Laos

166 Bolivia 24.66 years compare
167 Djibouti 24.39 years compare
168 Tuvalu 24.29 years compare
170 Jordan 24.28 years compare
171 Egypt 24.03 years compare
172 Honduras 23.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Laos

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.617 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.7424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 44.19 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 31.1 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.5577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Laos?: Median age in Laos was 24.28 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 24.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 16.7 years in 1984.
How does Laos rank for median age?: Laos ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.