Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Laos
Laos: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 1.59 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.59 million
World rank
95th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
137,361
in 1997
Years of data
7
1992–2024
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Laos, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.59 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Laos peaked at 1.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 137,361, in 1997.
Laos ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 195,158 | 137,361 | 252,955 | 2 |
| 2000s | 303,740 | 224,910 | 382,569 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 787,974 | 1.26 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million | 1.59 million | 1.59 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 92 Mali 1.68 million compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 1.61 million compare
- 94 Moldova 1.60 million compare
- 96 Georgia 1.54 million compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 1.43 million compare
- 98 North Macedonia 1.35 million compare
More poverty & inequality data for Laos
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.42 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,196 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.62 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.475 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 16.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1345 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1345 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1577 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2356 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Laos?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Laos was 1.59 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,361 in 1997.
- How does Laos rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Laos ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).