Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Laos
Laos: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 7.13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7.13
World rank
34th
of 120 countries
All-time high
61.99
in 1997
All-time low
7.13
in 2024
Years of data
7
1992–2024
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Laos, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Laos stood at 7.13. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Laos peaked at 61.99 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.13, in 2024.
That places Laos 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.06 | 42.14 | 61.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.54 | 35.95 | 43.13 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.68 | 15.66 | 21.71 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.13 | 7.13 | 7.13 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Laos?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Laos was 7.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 61.99 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Laos ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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