Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Laos

Population aged 65 and over in Laos in 2025 — 378,540 people. Ranked 126 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 566.6%.

2025 378,540 people +4.42% vs 2024
World rank 126of 217
Period maximum 378,540 people2025
Period minimum 56,789 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Laos, 1960–20250100,000200,000300,000400,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 56,789 people1962: 61,570 people1964: 66,511 people1966: 71,888 people1968: 77,733 people1970: 83,606 people1972: 89,336 people1974: 95,021 people1976: 100,560 people1978: 105,866 people1980: 111,713 people1982: 118,568 people1984: 125,958 people1986: 133,578 people1988: 141,245 people1990: 148,929 people1992: 156,629 people1994: 164,148 people1996: 171,068 people1998: 177,091 people2000: 182,876 people2002: 189,393 people2004: 196,292 people2006: 205,938 people2008: 222,433 people2010: 239,541 people2012: 257,405 people2014: 275,616 people2016: 283,387 people2018: 294,265 people2020: 311,605 people2022: 333,889 people2024: 362,523 people2025: 378,540 people
Change over the period: +321,751 (+566.57%) Average annual rate: 2.96 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 378,540 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 58.86M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 378,540 +16,017 +4.42%
2024 362,523 +14,879 +4.28%
2023 347,644 +13,755 +4.12%
2022 333,889 +12,055 +3.75%
2021 321,834 +10,229 +3.28%
2020 311,605 +9,253 +3.06%
2019 302,352 +8,087 +2.75%
2018 294,265 +6,365 +2.21%
2017 287,900 +4,513 +1.59%
2016 283,387 +2,405 +0.86%
2015 280,982 +5,366 +1.95%
2014 275,616 +9,215 +3.46%
2013 266,401 +8,996 +3.49%
2012 257,405 +8,983 +3.62%
2011 248,422 +8,881 +3.71%
2010 239,541 +8,668 +3.75%
2009 230,873 +8,440 +3.79%
2008 222,433 +8,298 +3.88%
2007 214,135 +8,197 +3.98%
2006 205,938 +6,020 +3.01%
2005 199,918 +3,626 +1.85%
2004 196,292 +3,418 +1.77%
2003 192,874 +3,481 +1.84%
2002 189,393 +3,379 +1.82%
2001 186,014 +3,138 +1.72%
2000 182,876 +2,931 +1.63%
1999 179,945 +2,854 +1.61%
1998 177,091 +2,890 +1.66%
1997 174,201 +3,133 +1.83%
1996 171,068 +3,399 +2.03%
1995 167,669 +3,521 +2.15%
1994 164,148 +3,690 +2.3%
1993 160,458 +3,829 +2.44%
1992 156,629 +3,863 +2.53%
1991 152,766 +3,837 +2.58%
1990 148,929 +3,832 +2.64%
1989 145,097 +3,852 +2.73%
1988 141,245 +3,832 +2.79%
1987 137,413 +3,835 +2.87%
1986 133,578 +3,831 +2.95%
1985 129,747 +3,789 +3.01%
1984 125,958 +3,728 +3.05%
1983 122,230 +3,662 +3.09%
1982 118,568 +3,533 +3.07%
1981 115,035 +3,322 +2.97%
1980 111,713 +3,047 +2.8%
1979 108,666 +2,800 +2.64%
1978 105,866 +2,677 +2.59%
1977 103,189 +2,629 +2.61%
1976 100,560 +2,704 +2.76%
1975 97,856 +2,835 +2.98%
1974 95,021 +2,856 +3.1%
1973 92,165 +2,829 +3.17%
1972 89,336 +2,846 +3.29%
1971 86,490 +2,884 +3.45%
1970 83,606 +2,914 +3.61%
1969 80,692 +2,959 +3.81%
1968 77,733 +2,970 +3.97%
1967 74,763 +2,875 +4%
1966 71,888 +2,743 +3.97%
1965 69,145 +2,634 +3.96%
1964 66,511 +2,506 +3.92%
1963 64,005 +2,435 +3.95%
1962 61,570 +2,407 +4.07%
1961 59,163 +2,374 +4.18%
1960 56,789

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.