Demographic profile
Laos is the 104th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.09% of everyone alive. Within Southeast Asia, it ranks 8 of 11.
Each day brings roughly 353 births and 166 deaths, adding about 68,300 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Sainyabuli, holding an estimated 24.1% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 17 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 53.1 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Laos in 2026? Approximately 7,594,019 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Laos growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 353 births and 166 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Laos? Around 0.09% — ranked 104 worldwide by population.