Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.1%
World rank
101st
of 130 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2018
All-time low
6.5%
in 2002
Years of data
7
1992–2024
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 10.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 8.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic'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 |
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More infrastructure data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 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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