Population, ages 15-24, total in Laos
Laos: Population, ages 15-24, total was 1.49 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 15-24, total in Laos, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 15-24, total in Laos stood at 1.49 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in Laos peaked at 1.50 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 822,189, in 1990.
That places Laos 87th 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 922,836 | 822,189 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million | 1.04 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.43 million | 1.50 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 84 Togo 1.65 million compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 1.54 million compare
- 86 Papua New Guinea 1.54 million compare
- 88 Cuba 1.42 million compare
- 89 El Salvador 1.41 million compare
- 90 Paraguay 1.36 million compare
More education data for Laos
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 15-24, total in Laos?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in Laos was 1.49 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 822,189 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- Laos ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.