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Laos
Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$120
Inflation rate
31.23% (2023)
Unemployment rate
1.18% (2023)
Below the poverty line
18.3% (2018)
Gini coefficient
38.8 (2018)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
31.8%
Smoking men
53.3%
Smoking women
10.3%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
236800
Land area
230800
Water area
6000
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Facebook
- Instagram
Age structure
0-14 years
30.1%
15-64 years
65%
65+ years
4.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Non-religious
31.4%
Not specified
2.1%
Current as of
2015
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Time zone
UTC+7
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
LA
Capital
Vientiane
Average consumer spendings
Food products
50.5%
Alcohol and tobacco
7.8%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
8.15
Beer
3.62
Wine
0.07
Spirits
4.46
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
7953549
Male population
3966320
Female population
3987236
Population growth rate
1.26% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
19.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
6.2 (2024)
Urbanization
38.2% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
CCC
Moody's
Caa2
Current as of
2020
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
70.96%
iOS
28.88%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+856
Internet domain
.la
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
65 (2021)
Internet user penetration
66% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
2% (2022)
Last update: 2025-08-05