Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Laos
Laos: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Laos, 1992–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Laos is 8.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Laos peaked at 10.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
That places Laos 101st out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.0% | — |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -21.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 8.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Laos's 8.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 72% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 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 Laos
More infrastructure data for Laos
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.23 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.161 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.23 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Laos?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Laos was 8.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Laos rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Laos ranks 101st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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