Population, age 15, total in Laos
Laos: Population, age 15, total was 144,579 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, total in Laos, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 15, total in Laos is 144,579, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, total in Laos peaked at 155,257 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 94,835, in 1990.
Laos ranks 88th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,908 | 94,835 | 118,087 | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,156 | 122,437 | 155,257 | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,082 | 144,579 | 155,152 | 5 |
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More education data for Laos
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 21,845 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, total in Laos?
- Population, age 15, total in Laos was 144,579 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 155,257 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,835 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for population, age 15, total?
- Laos ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.