Population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population fell 2.53% to 28.6% in Laos in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Laos reached an all time high of 44.2% in 1982 and an all time low of 28.6% in 2024. When compared to Laos's main peers, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Cambodia amounted to 26.2%, 14.5% in China, 11.6% in Thailand and 16.4% in Vietnam in 2024.
Laos has been ranked 55th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 0-14 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Cambodia | % | 17.9% | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 16.3% | 16.1% | 15.8% | 15.6% | 15.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 9.01% | 9.02% | 8.98% | 8.93% | 8.89% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 18.3% | 17.9% | 17.5% | 17.2% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 14.2% | 14.0% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 8.69% | 8.61% | 8.50% | 8.40% | 8.29% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
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