Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 10.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.0% | — |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 92 Belgium 8.3% compare
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More poverty & inequality data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,196 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.62 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 8.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.