The total area of Laos is , km 2 91, mi 2 according to the United Nations Statistics Division. Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape. Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters Sunday, November 14 As of the beginning of according to our estimates Laos had the following population age distribution:.
We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old. Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.
As we can see the Laos population pyramid has an expanding type. This type of pyramid is common for developing countries with high birth and death rates. Relatively short life expectancy, as well as low level of education and poor health care are also describe such kind of population age distribution model. Source: The estimation data for section "Laos age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division.
Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force the dependents to workforce of a country the productive part of population. The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years. This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population. What does this value mean?
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The population of Laos represents 0. Its progress on health and development issues has been uneven geographically, among ethnic groups, and socioeconomically. Nevertheless, pronounced rural-urban disparities persist, and income inequality is rising.
Poverty most affects populations in rural and highland areas, particularly ethnic minority groups. The total fertility rate TFR has decreased markedly from around 6 births per woman on average in to approximately 2. TFR is higher in rural and remote areas, among ethnic minority groups, the less-educated, and the poor; it is lower in urban areas and among the more educated and those with higher incomes.
The age structure shift will provide Laos with the potential to realize a demographic dividend during the next few decades, if it can improve educational access and quality and gainfully employ its growing working-age population in productive sectors. Currently, Laos primary school enrollment is nearly universal, but the drop-out rate remains problematic. Secondary school enrollment has also increased but remains low, especially for girls.
Laos has historically been a country of emigration and internal displacement due to conflict and a weak economy. The Laos civil war — mainly caused internal displacement numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Laos Population Density Map. Laos Population by Year Historical.
Laos Population by Year Projections. Laos Population Pyramid Loading Laos Median Age 23 Total. There are 4,, people over age 18 in Laos.
Laos Population Pyramid. Laos Demographics The people of Laos are usually considered by their location as this relates to ethnicity. Laos also has the youngest population of any Asian country with a median age of Laos Religion, Economy and Politics Laos is a very religious nation, but the practices happening within its borders aren't very diverse.
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