What is population, age 21, total in Laos?

Population, age 21, total in Laos was 152,809 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 152,809 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 77,240 in 1990.

How does Laos rank for population, age 21, total?

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

Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 21, total in Laos

Name: Population, age 21, total in Laos
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Laos: Population, age 21, total was 152,809 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

152,809

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

86th

of 191 countries

All-time high

152,809

in 2015

All-time low

77,240

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 21, total in Laos, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 21, total in Laos stood at 152,809. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Laos peaked at 152,809 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77,240, in 1990.

That places Laos 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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	88,254	77,240	97,118	10
2000s	112,698	98,820	133,805	10
2010s	146,454	138,950	152,809	5

Countries ranked near Laos

83 Azerbaijan 170,021 compare
84 Tajikistan 166,758 compare
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87 Papua New Guinea 146,523 compare
88 Cuba 143,774 compare
89 El Salvador 138,323 compare

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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 21, total in Laos?: Population, age 21, total in Laos was 152,809 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 152,809 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 77,240 in 1990.
How does Laos rank for population, age 21, total?: Laos ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 21, 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.