Total dependency ratio fell 2.70% to 50.4% in Laos in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Laos reached an all time high of 90.6% in 1982 and an all time low of 50.4% in 2024. When compared to Laos's main peers, total dependency ratio in Cambodia amounted to 51.3%, 39.1% in China, 38.2% in Thailand and 36.6% in Vietnam in 2024.
Laos has been ranked 88th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 26 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Cambodia | % | 46.0% | 45.7% | 47.2% | 48.7% | 50.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 56.0% | 56.5% | 57.3% | 58.1% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 40.5% | 40.6% | 40.9% | 41.2% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 92.0% | 93.7% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 97.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 38.7% | 38.6% | 38.8% | 38.9% | 39.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 42.2% | 42.6% | 43.5% | 44.4% | 45.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 40.4% | 41.0% | 41.8% | 42.5% | 43.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 50.1% | 50.8% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 66.4% | 68.2% | 69.5% | 70.9% | 72.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.6% | 61.7% | 61.9% | 62.1% | 62.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 49.4% | 50.5% | 51.8% | 53.2% | 54.6% |
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