Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Laos
Laos: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 70.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Laos, 1992–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Laos stood at 70.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Laos peaked at 94.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2018.
That places Laos 24th out of 119 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.1% | — |
| 1997 | 94.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -10.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 70.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Laos's 70.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.6%, 6.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.3% | 90.1% | 94.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 88.2% | 91.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 70.4% | 78.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More poverty & inequality data for Laos
- 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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Laos?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Laos was 70.4% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2018.
- How does Laos rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Laos ranks 24th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.