Number of one year olds in Laos

Laos: Number of one year olds was 77,544 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77,544
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
93rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
85,082
in 1995
All-time low
28,724
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Laos, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Laos stood at 77,544.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Laos peaked at 85,082 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 28,724, in 1950.

That places Laos 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Laos, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 28,724 —
1951 29,718 +3.5%
1952 31,279 +5.3%
1953 31,834 +1.8%
1954 32,450 +1.9%
1955 33,026 +1.8%
1956 33,623 +1.8%
1957 34,294 +2.0%
1958 34,951 +1.9%
1959 35,636 +2.0%
1960 36,391 +2.1%
1961 37,158 +2.1%
1962 37,983 +2.2%
1963 38,856 +2.3%
1964 39,752 +2.3%
1965 40,684 +2.3%
1966 41,654 +2.4%
1967 42,670 +2.4%
1968 43,762 +2.6%
1969 44,905 +2.6%
1970 46,101 +2.7%
1971 47,419 +2.9%
1972 48,726 +2.8%
1973 50,010 +2.6%
1974 51,361 +2.7%
1975 52,770 +2.7%
1976 54,077 +2.5%
1977 55,155 +2.0%
1978 56,060 +1.6%
1979 56,873 +1.5%
1980 57,801 +1.6%
1981 58,997 +2.1%
1982 60,477 +2.5%
1983 62,275 +3.0%
1984 64,306 +3.3%
1985 66,437 +3.3%
1986 68,506 +3.1%
1987 70,350 +2.7%
1988 72,228 +2.7%
1989 74,345 +2.9%
1990 76,518 +2.9%
1991 78,741 +2.9%
1992 80,903 +2.7%
1993 82,757 +2.3%
1994 84,361 +1.9%
1995 85,082 +0.9%
1996 84,576 -0.6%
1997 83,805 -0.9%
1998 83,266 -0.6%
1999 82,651 -0.7%
2000 82,043 -0.7%
2001 81,066 -1.2%
2002 80,133 -1.2%
2003 79,532 -0.8%
2004 79,162 -0.5%
2005 79,188 +0.0%
2006 77,665 -1.9%
2007 76,421 -1.6%
2008 76,716 +0.4%
2009 76,755 +0.1%
2010 76,695 -0.1%
2011 76,525 -0.2%
2012 76,323 -0.3%
2013 76,246 -0.1%
2014 76,323 +0.1%
2015 76,823 +0.7%
2016 78,323 +2.0%
2017 79,434 +1.4%
2018 79,412 -0.0%
2019 79,144 -0.3%
2020 78,841 -0.4%
2021 78,455 -0.5%
2022 77,965 -0.6%
2023 77,544 -0.5%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 77,544 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 77,544 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 5.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 32,554 28,724 35,636 10
1960s 40,382 36,391 44,905 10
1970s 51,855 46,101 56,873 10
1980s 65,572 57,801 74,345 10
1990s 82,266 76,518 85,082 10
2000s 78,868 76,421 82,043 10
2010s 77,525 76,246 79,434 10
2020s 78,201 77,544 78,841 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 90 Israel 86,090 compare
  2. 91 Tunisia 81,882 compare
  3. 92 Mauritania 80,498 compare
  4. 94 Turkmenistan 77,320 compare
  5. 95 Liberia 77,144 compare
  6. 96 Kyrgyzstan 72,927 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Laos?
Number of one year olds in Laos was 77,544 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 85,082 in 1995.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 28,724 in 1950.
How does Laos rank for number of one year olds?
Laos ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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