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Lao PDR – Dependency Ratio

Name: Lao PDR Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

53.53 −0.54 from 2023 G20 rank: 93rd · all-time high: 90.54 (1984)

Lao PDR's dependency ratio was 53.53 in 2024, a decrease of +0.54 from 54.07 in 2023. This ranked 93rd in the G20. The all-time high was 90.54 in 1984.

APA

Lao PDR Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/lao-pdr/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_lao-pdr_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Lao PDR Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/lao-pdr/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Lao PDR Dependency Ratio – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	51.73	–	–
2026* trend	52.31	–	–
2025* trend	52.90	–	–
2024	53.53	−0.54	93rd
2023	54.07	−0.57	104th
2022	54.64	−0.61	109th
2021	55.25	−0.63	115th
2020	55.88	−0.61	118th
2019	56.49	−0.62	125th
2018	57.11	−0.69	135th
2017	57.80	−0.83	136th
2016	58.63	−1.02	138th
2015	59.65	−1.20	144th
2014	60.85	−1.31	145th
2013	62.17	−1.40	148th
2012	63.56	−1.54	151st
2011	65.11	−1.76	152nd
2010	66.87	−2.04	156th
2009	68.91	−2.38	161st
2008	71.29	−2.69	163rd
2007	73.98	−2.96	166th
2006	76.94	−2.66	170th
2005	79.60	−1.94	172nd
2004	81.53	−1.61	175th
2003	83.15	−1.52	177th
2002	84.67	−1.38	177th
2001	86.05	−1.19	178th
2000	87.24	−0.93	177th
1999	88.17	−0.65	178th
1998	88.82	−0.42	175th
1997	89.24	−0.35	173rd
1996	89.58	−0.31	170th
1995	89.89	−0.11	169th
1994	90.00	+0.04	170th
1993	89.96	+0.09	162nd
1992	89.87	+0.04	161st
1991	89.83	−0.03	162nd
1990	89.86	−0.10	163rd
1989	89.96	−0.14	165th
1988	90.10	−0.15	165th
1987	90.24	−0.14	163rd
1986	90.39	−0.11	162nd
1985	90.49	−0.04	160th
1984	90.54	+0.02	161st
1983	90.52	+0.06	160th
1982	90.46	+0.18	158th
1981	90.27	+0.41	157th
1980	89.87	+0.69	155th
1979	89.17	+0.96	149th
1978	88.22	+1.12	141st
1977	87.09	+1.11	130th
1976	85.99	+0.93	122nd
1975	85.06	+0.66	118th
1974	84.40	+0.44	115th
1973	83.97	+0.33	107th
1972	83.63	+0.29	104th
1971	83.34	+0.28	102nd
1970	83.06	+0.26	96th
1969	82.80	+0.22	94th
1968	82.59	+0.18	94th
1967	82.40	+0.15	96th
1966	82.26	+0.10	95th
1965	82.16	+0.46	99th
1964	81.70	+0.64	101st
1963	81.06	+0.35	102nd
1962	80.71	+0.30	100th
1961	80.41	+0.39	99th
1960	80.02	–	101st

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +12.3% GDP growth 3.7% C/A balance 2.6%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Lao PDR matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →