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Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Population
7.65M
Capital
Vientiane
Area
236,800 km²
Currency
LAK
Lao kip
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$16.50B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$2,124
as of 2024
Population
7.77M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.4%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
23.1%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
1.2%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
65.6%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
69.22
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
1.3%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
1.2%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
39.6%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
2.40
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
75.1%
as of 2016
Land area (km²)
230,800
as of 2023
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About Laos
- Languages
- Lao
- Currencies
- Lao kip (LAK)
- Timezones
- UTC+07:00
- Demonym
- Laotian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- LA · LAO
- Map
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