Country profile · LAO
Laos
Region · East Asia & Pacific Population · 7.7M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 2.8%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 126 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 2.42
- Expected years of schooling
- 9.6 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 14%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 46% / 10%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.35
- Urban population
- 39%
- Employment in agriculture
- 70%
- Internet use
- 64%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.39%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 6.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 17.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 31%
- Women married before age 18
- 33%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 5.14
Religion
- Buddhism65%
- Folk and traditional beliefs30%
- Christianity2%
- No religion3%
Major cities
- Vientiane
- Luang Prabang
Common hazards
- Floods
Common migration destinations
- Thailand