Laos vs Thailand
Laos vs Thailand: Population
Population in 2023: 7.67 million people in Laos and 71.7 million people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 64 million people, or 9.35 times that in Laos.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Laos ranked 103 and Thailand ranked 20 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at 9.26 million people and Thailand at 45.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Laos | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.67 million | 71.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 7.56 million | 71.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 7.45 million | 71.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 7.35 million | 71.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 7.24 million | 71.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 7.13 million | 71.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 7.02 million | 71.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 6.91 million | 70.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 6.8 million | 70.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 6.7 million | 70.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 6.61 million | 69.9 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 6.52 million | 69.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 6.43 million | 69 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 6.33 million | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 6.24 million | 68.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 6.15 million | 67.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 6.06 million | 67.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 5.96 million | 66.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 5.87 million | 66 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 5.78 million | 65.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 5.7 million | 64.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 5.61 million | 64.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 5.52 million | 63.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 5.43 million | 63 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 5.34 million | 62.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 5.25 million | 61.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 5.15 million | 60.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 5.05 million | 59.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 4.93 million | 59.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 4.81 million | 58.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 4.69 million | 57.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 4.56 million | 56.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 4.44 million | 55.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 4.31 million | 54.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 4.19 million | 53.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 4.07 million | 53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.96 million | 52.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.85 million | 51.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.74 million | 50.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.64 million | 49.4 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.54 million | 48.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.45 million | 47.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.37 million | 46.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.29 million | 45.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.23 million | 44.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.17 million | 43.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.12 million | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.07 million | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.01 million | 40.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 2.94 million | 40 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 2.87 million | 39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 2.8 million | 37.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.74 million | 36.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.67 million | 36 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.61 million | 35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.55 million | 34 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.49 million | 33 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.43 million | 32.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.38 million | 31.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.32 million | 30.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.27 million | 29.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.22 million | 28.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.17 million | 27.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.12 million | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.07 million | 26.1 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.03 million | 25.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.98 million | 24.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.94 million | 24 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.89 million | 23.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 1.85 million | 22.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 1.81 million | 22.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 1.77 million | 21.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 1.73 million | 21 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 1.69 million | 20.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 1.61 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 1.53 million | 19.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 1.44 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 1.35 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 1.27 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 1.19 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1943 | 1.12 million | 17 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.05 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 998,500 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 958,000 | 15.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 929,600 | 15.4 million | – |
| 1938 | 912,600 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 906,300 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 900,000 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 893,800 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 887,600 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 881,400 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 875,300 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 873,800 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1930 | 876,900 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1929 | 884,800 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 897,400 | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 914,800 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 932,600 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 950,700 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 969,200 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 988,000 | 10.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 1.01 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1921 | 1.03 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 1.05 million | 9.98 million | – |
| 1919 | 1.07 million | 9.79 million | – |
| 1918 | 1.09 million | 9.62 million | – |
| 1917 | 1.11 million | 9.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 1.13 million | 9.3 million | – |
| 1915 | 1.16 million | 9.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 1.18 million | 9 million | – |
| 1913 | 1.2 million | 8.85 million | – |
| 1912 | 1.23 million | 8.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 1.25 million | 8.56 million | – |
| 1910 | 1.27 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 1.29 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1908 | 1.31 million | 8.2 million | – |
| 1907 | 1.32 million | 8.09 million | – |
| 1906 | 1.33 million | 7.99 million | – |
| 1905 | 1.34 million | 7.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 1.35 million | 7.79 million | – |
| 1903 | 1.37 million | 7.69 million | – |
| 1902 | 1.38 million | 7.59 million | – |
| 1901 | 1.38 million | 7.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 1.38 million | 7.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 1.37 million | 7.33 million | – |
| 1898 | 1.35 million | 7.26 million | – |
| 1897 | 1.32 million | 7.19 million | – |
| 1896 | 1.29 million | 7.12 million | – |
| 1895 | 1.26 million | 7.05 million | – |
| 1894 | 1.24 million | 6.99 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.21 million | 6.92 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.18 million | 6.86 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.16 million | 6.79 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.13 million | 6.73 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.11 million | 6.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.09 million | 6.63 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.06 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.04 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.02 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1884 | 995,500 | 6.43 million | – |
| 1883 | 974,200 | 6.39 million | – |
| 1882 | 953,500 | 6.34 million | – |
| 1881 | 933,100 | 6.29 million | – |
| 1880 | 913,200 | 6.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 893,800 | 6.2 million | – |
| 1878 | 874,700 | 6.15 million | – |
| 1877 | 856,000 | 6.11 million | – |
| 1876 | 837,800 | 6.06 million | – |
| 1875 | 819,900 | 6.02 million | – |
| 1874 | 802,400 | 5.97 million | – |
| 1873 | 785,300 | 5.93 million | – |
| 1872 | 768,500 | 5.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 754,100 | 5.85 million | – |
| 1870 | 741,900 | 5.81 million | – |
| 1869 | 731,800 | 5.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 723,900 | 5.74 million | – |
| 1867 | 718,000 | 5.71 million | – |
| 1866 | 712,100 | 5.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 706,300 | 5.65 million | – |
| 1864 | 700,600 | 5.62 million | – |
| 1863 | 694,900 | 5.59 million | – |
| 1862 | 689,200 | 5.56 million | – |
| 1861 | 683,600 | 5.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 678,000 | 5.51 million | – |
| 1859 | 672,500 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1858 | 667,000 | 5.45 million | – |
| 1857 | 661,600 | 5.42 million | – |
| 1856 | 656,200 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1855 | 650,800 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1854 | 645,500 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1853 | 640,200 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1852 | 635,000 | 5.28 million | – |
| 1851 | 629,800 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 624,700 | 5.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 618,800 | 5.21 million | – |
| 1848 | 612,900 | 5.19 million | – |
| 1847 | 607,100 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1846 | 601,400 | 5.15 million | – |
| 1845 | 595,700 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1844 | 590,100 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 584,600 | 5.09 million | – |
| 1842 | 579,000 | 5.07 million | – |
| 1841 | 573,600 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1840 | 568,200 | 5.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 562,800 | 5.02 million | – |
| 1838 | 557,500 | 5 million | – |
| 1837 | 552,200 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 547,000 | 4.96 million | – |
| 1835 | 541,900 | 4.94 million | – |
| 1834 | 536,800 | 4.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 531,700 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 526,700 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1831 | 521,700 | 4.87 million | – |
| 1830 | 516,800 | 4.85 million | – |
| 1829 | 511,900 | 4.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 507,100 | 4.81 million | – |
| 1827 | 502,300 | 4.79 million | – |
| 1826 | 497,600 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 492,900 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1824 | 488,200 | 4.74 million | – |
| 1823 | 483,600 | 4.72 million | – |
| 1822 | 479,000 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 475,400 | 4.67 million | – |
| 1820 | 472,700 | 4.62 million | – |
| 1819 | 470,900 | 4.55 million | – |
| 1818 | 470,000 | 4.47 million | – |
| 1817 | 470,000 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1816 | 470,000 | 4.27 million | – |
| 1815 | 470,000 | 4.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 470,000 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1813 | 470,000 | 4 million | – |
| 1812 | 470,000 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1811 | 470,000 | 3.83 million | – |
| 1810 | 470,000 | 3.74 million | – |
| 1809 | 470,000 | 3.66 million | – |
| 1808 | 470,000 | 3.58 million | – |
| 1807 | 470,000 | 3.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 470,000 | 3.43 million | – |
| 1805 | 470,000 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 470,000 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 470,000 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1802 | 470,000 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1801 | 470,000 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1800 | 470,000 | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Laos | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.77 million7.75 million–7.79 million | 71.7 million71.6 million–71.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 7.87 million7.81 million–7.94 million | 71.6 million71.4 million–71.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 7.97 million7.88 million–8.08 million | 71.6 million71.2 million–72 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 8.07 million7.93 million–8.23 million | 71.5 million70.9 million–72.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 8.17 million7.99 million–8.37 million | 71.4 million70.7 million–72.2 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 8.26 million8.03 million–8.52 million | 71.3 million70.3 million–72.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 8.36 million8.08 million–8.67 million | 71.2 million70 million–72.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 8.45 million8.12 million–8.82 million | 71.1 million69.6 million–72.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 8.54 million8.16 million–8.97 million | 71 million69.2 million–72.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 8.62 million8.18 million–9.11 million | 70.9 million68.8 million–72.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 8.71 million8.2 million–9.26 million | 70.7 million68.4 million–72.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 8.79 million8.23 million–9.41 million | 70.5 million68 million–72.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 8.87 million8.25 million–9.55 million | 70.4 million67.5 million–73 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 8.95 million8.27 million–9.7 million | 70.2 million67 million–73.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 9.02 million8.29 million–9.85 million | 70 million66.6 million–73.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 9.1 million8.31 million–10 million | 69.8 million66 million–73.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 9.17 million8.33 million–10.1 million | 69.5 million65.5 million–73.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 9.24 million8.35 million–10.3 million | 69.3 million64.9 million–73.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 9.31 million8.37 million–10.4 million | 69 million64.4 million–73.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 9.37 million8.38 million–10.6 million | 68.8 million63.8 million–73.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 9.43 million8.38 million–10.7 million | 68.5 million63.2 million–73.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 9.49 million8.38 million–10.8 million | 68.2 million62.5 million–73.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 9.55 million8.38 million–11 million | 67.8 million61.9 million–73.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 9.61 million8.39 million–11.2 million | 67.5 million61.3 million–73.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 9.66 million8.4 million–11.3 million | 67.1 million60.5 million–73.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 9.71 million8.39 million–11.4 million | 66.8 million59.8 million–73 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 9.76 million8.38 million–11.6 million | 66.4 million59.1 million–72.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 9.8 million8.36 million–11.7 million | 66 million58.4 million–72.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 9.85 million8.34 million–11.9 million | 65.6 million57.8 million–72.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 9.89 million8.32 million–12 million | 65.2 million57 million–72.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 9.92 million8.3 million–12.2 million | 64.7 million56.2 million–72.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 9.96 million8.27 million–12.3 million | 64.3 million55.3 million–72.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 9.99 million8.24 million–12.5 million | 63.8 million54.5 million–72.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 10 million8.2 million–12.6 million | 63.4 million53.7 million–72 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 10.1 million8.15 million–12.8 million | 62.9 million53 million–71.9 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 10.1 million8.11 million–12.9 million | 62.4 million52.3 million–71.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 10.1 million8.07 million–13 million | 62 million51.6 million–71.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 10.1 million8.02 million–13.2 million | 61.5 million51 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 10.1 million7.97 million–13.3 million | 61.1 million50.2 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 10.1 million7.91 million–13.5 million | 60.6 million49.4 million–71.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 10.2 million7.86 million–13.6 million | 60.1 million48.7 million–71.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 10.2 million7.81 million–13.7 million | 59.7 million47.9 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 10.2 million7.75 million–13.9 million | 59.2 million47.2 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 10.2 million7.68 million–14 million | 58.8 million46.5 million–70.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 10.2 million7.61 million–14.1 million | 58.3 million45.8 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 10.2 million7.53 million–14.3 million | 57.9 million45.1 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 10.2 million7.42 million–14.4 million | 57.4 million44.3 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 10.2 million7.31 million–14.5 million | 57 million43.4 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 10.2 million7.24 million–14.6 million | 56.5 million42.6 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 10.1 million7.16 million–14.7 million | 56.1 million41.9 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 10.1 million7.07 million–14.8 million | 55.7 million41.2 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 10.1 million6.99 million–14.9 million | 55.3 million40.4 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 10.1 million6.9 million–15.1 million | 54.8 million39.6 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 10.1 million6.81 million–15.2 million | 54.4 million38.8 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 10.1 million6.74 million–15.4 million | 54 million37.9 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 10 million6.67 million–15.6 million | 53.6 million37.1 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 10 million6.57 million–15.7 million | 53.2 million36.3 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 9.98 million6.48 million–15.8 million | 52.8 million35.6 million–70.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 9.95 million6.37 million–15.9 million | 52.4 million34.8 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 9.92 million6.27 million–16 million | 52 million34.2 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 9.89 million6.19 million–16.2 million | 51.5 million33.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 9.86 million6.1 million–16.3 million | 51.1 million33 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 9.83 million6.03 million–16.4 million | 50.8 million32.3 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 9.8 million5.96 million–16.5 million | 50.4 million31.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 9.76 million5.86 million–16.6 million | 50 million31.1 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 9.72 million5.77 million–16.7 million | 49.6 million30.3 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 9.69 million5.67 million–16.9 million | 49.2 million29.6 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 9.65 million5.59 million–17 million | 48.8 million29 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 9.61 million5.48 million–17.1 million | 48.4 million28.2 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 9.57 million5.37 million–17.2 million | 48.1 million27.6 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 9.52 million5.28 million–17.3 million | 47.7 million26.9 million–70.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 9.48 million5.15 million–17.4 million | 47.3 million26.3 million–70.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 9.44 million5.03 million–17.5 million | 47 million25.8 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 9.39 million4.95 million–17.6 million | 46.6 million25.3 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 9.35 million4.85 million–17.7 million | 46.3 million24.8 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 9.3 million4.76 million–17.8 million | 45.9 million24.3 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 9.26 million4.67 million–18 million | 45.6 million23.7 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Laos vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyLaos: 69 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLaos: 2.9 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLaos: 31.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLaos: 2.91% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateLaos: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthLaos: 1.38% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLaos: 2.42 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLaos: 40.3% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageLaos: 24.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLaos: 4.5% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateLaos: -1.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLaos: 0.19% of GDP in 2013Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLaos: $21.8M in 2013Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personLaos: $3 in 2013Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLaos: 0.8% of government spending in 2013Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLaos: 129,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerLaos: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLaos: 4.08% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLaos: 7 million TIV in 2024Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025