Lao PDR's population ages 65 and above, male was 172,958 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 33.46% from 129,594 in 2015 (2.93% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 172,958 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 143,365 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 129,594 | 2015 |
| Highest | 172,958 | 2025 |
| Lowest | 27,201 | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 148,140 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 27,201 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Lao PDR's population ages 65 and above, male rose 4.1% on 2024 (from 166,090 to 172,958).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 1.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.5% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4,719 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 179,968 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 8,590, against 12,944 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2025, Lao PDR had the 122nd highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lao PDR | 172,958 | 2025 |
| World | 380.05 million | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 147.76 million | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 83.07 million | 2025 |
Closest to Lao PDR in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Male population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 66 values
| Year | Population ages 65 and above, male |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 172,958 |
| 2024 | 166,090 |
| 2023 | 159,484 |
| 2022 | 153,233 |
| 2021 | 147,709 |
| 2020 | 143,365 |
| 2019 | 139,454 |
| 2018 | 135,696 |
| 2017 | 132,742 |
| 2016 | 130,669 |
| 2015 |
Population ages 65 and above, male in nearby economies
- American Samoa — 1,833 (2025)
- Australia — 2.33 million (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 15,755 (2025)
- Cambodia — 445,862 (2025)
- China — 94.16 million (2025)
- Fiji — 26,508 (2025)
- French Polynesia — 16,477 (2025)
- Guam — 10,194 (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 831,313 (2025)
- Indonesia — 9.35 million (2025)
- Japan
More health data for Lao PDR
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 9.83% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 10.18% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 1.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 29.38% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 1.2 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 30.29% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 2.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 29.84% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.97% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Lao PDR's population ages 65 and above, male?
- 172,958 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 535.85% from 27,201 in 1960 (2.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 172,958 in 2025 and the lowest 27,201 in 1960.
- How does Lao PDR rank?
- 122nd highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.65UP.MA.IN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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