Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 15.22 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 15.22 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 15.22 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.55 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 138th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.34 units per square kilometre | 6.55 units per square kilometre | 8.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2 units per square kilometre | 8.25 units per square kilometre | 10.35 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.77 units per square kilometre | 10.61 units per square kilometre | 13.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.55 units per square kilometre | 13.7 units per square kilometre | 15.22 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 135 Zimbabwe 16.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Latvia 15.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 15.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Peru 14.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Yemen 14.52 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 15.22 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15.22 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.55 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 138th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.