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Laos: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 7,529,475 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.396 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 54.076 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 37.592 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 34.2 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 68.061 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 39.97 billion kWh (2021) #61
Consumption 6.07 billion kWh (2021) #121
Exports 32.63 billion kWh (2021) #5
Imports 1.48 billion kWh (2021) #66
Renewable Electricity Generation 28.61 billion kWh (2021) #37

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 18.86 thousand bbl/day (2021) #137
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 41 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 3,662,236 (2018 est.)
Highways 39,586 km (2009)
Internet Users 1,259,000 (2016 est.)
Telephones 1,482,276 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSoutheastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
Total Area236,800 sq. km
Land Area230,800 sq. km
Water Area6,000 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
Terrainmostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus
Lowest PointMekong River 70 m
Highest Point Phu Bia 2,817 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020