What is population, age 17, total in Laos?

Population, age 17, total in Laos was 149,468 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 156,048 in 2011.

What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 90,333 in 1990.

How does Laos rank for population, age 17, total?

Laos ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, total in Laos

Name: Population, age 17, total in Laos
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Laos: Population, age 17, total was 149,468 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

149,468

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

86th

of 191 countries

All-time high

156,048

in 2011

All-time low

90,333

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, total in Laos, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Laos recorded 149,468 for population, age 17, total in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Laos peaked at 156,048 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90,333, in 1990.

Laos ranks 86th 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	99,152	90,333	107,547	10
2000s	133,487	110,872	153,596	10
2010s	154,136	149,468	156,048	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)

All data for Laos →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, total in Laos?: Population, age 17, total in Laos was 149,468 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 156,048 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 90,333 in 1990.
How does Laos rank for population, age 17, total?: Laos ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.