What is population, age 23, total in Laos?

Population, age 23, total in Laos was 148,718 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 148,718 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 71,637 in 1990.

How does Laos rank for population, age 23, total?

Laos ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 23, total in Laos

Name: Population, age 23, total in Laos
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Laos: Population, age 23, total was 148,718 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

148,718

Change on year

up 4.5%

World rank

87th

of 191 countries

All-time high

148,718

in 2015

All-time low

71,637

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 23, total in Laos, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Laos recorded 148,718 for population, age 23, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Laos peaked at 148,718 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71,637, in 1990.

Laos ranks 87th 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	82,652	71,637	91,869	10
2000s	103,540	93,275	121,849	10
2010s	137,765	127,379	148,718	5

Countries ranked near Laos

84 Tajikistan 165,432 compare
85 Togo 149,940 compare
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88 Papua New Guinea 136,956 compare
89 Sweden 133,061 compare
90 El Salvador 132,211 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 23, total in Laos?: Population, age 23, total in Laos was 148,718 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 148,718 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 71,637 in 1990.
How does Laos rank for population, age 23, total?: Laos ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 23, 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.