Laos's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 7.6 million in 2021.
The population of Laos grew at 1.4% in the last year and is ranked the 31th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Hong Kong.
Laos last conducted a national census in 2015 and 73% of births in Laos are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Laos compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Laos's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London