What is population, age 20, total in Laos?

Population, age 20, total in Laos was 152,324 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 152,324 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 80,586 in 1990.

How does Laos rank for population, age 20, total?

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

Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 20, total in Laos

Name: Population, age 20, total in Laos
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Laos: Population, age 20, total was 152,324 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

152,324

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

86th

of 191 countries

All-time high

152,324

in 2015

All-time low

80,586

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 20, total in Laos, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Laos recorded 152,324 for population, age 20, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Laos peaked at 152,324 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80,586, 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	90,836	80,586	99,415	10
2000s	118,161	101,570	139,397	10
2010s	148,922	143,714	152,324	5

Countries ranked near Laos

83 Tajikistan 167,456 compare
84 Togo 162,461 compare
85 Azerbaijan 160,827 compare
87 Papua New Guinea 152,106 compare
88 Cuba 142,515 compare
89 El Salvador 140,896 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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 20, total in Laos?: Population, age 20, total in Laos was 152,324 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 152,324 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 80,586 in 1990.
How does Laos rank for population, age 20, total?: Laos ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 20, 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.