What is population, age 5, total in Laos?

Population, age 5, total in Laos was 150,992 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 161,251 in 1999.

What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 124,587 in 1990.

How does Laos rank for population, age 5, total?

Laos ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, total in Laos

Name: Population, age 5, total in Laos
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Laos: Population, age 5, total was 150,992 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

150,992

Change on year

up 3.6%

World rank

90th

of 191 countries

All-time high

161,251

in 1999

All-time low

124,587

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, total in Laos, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 5, total in Laos stood at 150,992.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Laos peaked at 161,251 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 124,587, in 1990.

That places Laos 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	146,600	124,587	161,251	10
2000s	149,968	139,257	161,037	10
2010s	143,814	139,156	150,992	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 5, total in Laos?: Population, age 5, total in Laos was 150,992 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 161,251 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 124,587 in 1990.
How does Laos rank for population, age 5, total?: Laos ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, 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.