Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Laos
Laos: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 22.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Laos, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Laos is 22.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Laos peaked at 80.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2024.
That places Laos 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.7% | 65.2% | 80.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 61.1% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 35.0% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 29 Mauritania 26.0% compare
- 30 India 23.9% compare
- 31 Honduras 23.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 20.5% compare
- 34 Guatemala 17.6% compare
- 35 Tajikistan 16.9% compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3578 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2805 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8819 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.95 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 317.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4679 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 2,108 millimeters (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Laos?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Laos was 22.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Laos ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.