Laos - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Laos
36 095 000 EUR
40 786 000 EUR
13.00 %
Bekleidung
Laos
4 000 EUR
15 000 EUR
275.00 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Laos
4 144 000 EUR
2 539 000 EUR
-38.73 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Laos
1 278 000 EUR
1 803 000 EUR
41.08 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Laos
6 836 000 EUR
3 555 000 EUR
-48.00 %
Energieversorgung
Laos
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Laos
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Laos
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Laos
288 000 EUR
19 000 EUR
-93.40 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Laos
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Laos
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Laos
1 861 000 EUR
2 278 000 EUR
22.41 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Laos
135 000 EUR
188 000 EUR
39.26 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Laos
740 000 EUR
1 044 000 EUR
41.08 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Laos
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kohle
Laos
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Laos
0 EUR
201 000 EUR
0.00 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Laos
3 186 000 EUR
4 001 000 EUR
25.58 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Laos
2 000 EUR
23 000 EUR
1 050.00 %
Maschinen
Laos
7 262 000 EUR
14 395 000 EUR
98.22 %
Metalle
Laos
6 000 EUR
111 000 EUR
1 750.00 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Laos
641 000 EUR
779 000 EUR
21.53 %
Möbel
Laos
26 000 EUR
14 000 EUR
-46.15 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Laos
4 301 000 EUR
7 127 000 EUR
65.71 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Laos
1 000 EUR
115 000 EUR
11 400.00 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Laos
4 146 000 EUR
730 000 EUR
-82.39 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Laos
54 000 EUR
53 000 EUR
-1.85 %
Sonstige Waren
Laos
617 000 EUR
1 185 000 EUR
92.06 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Laos
10 000 EUR
1 000 EUR
-90.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Laos
0 EUR
49 000 EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Laos
557 000 EUR
561 000 EUR
0.72 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Laos Laos
Capital
name: Vientiane (Viangchan)

geographic coordinates: 17 58 N, 102 36 E

time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the meaning in Pali, a Buddhist liturgical language, is "city of sandalwood"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Laos

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Legal system
civil law system similar in form to the French system
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 236,800 sq km

land: 230,800 sq km

water: 6,000 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 10.6% (2018 est.)

arable land: 6.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.7% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 3.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 67.9% (2018 est.)

other: 21.5% (2018 est.)
Location
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
Age structure
0-14 years: 30.63% (male 1,218,731/female 1,186,156)

15-64 years: 64.73% (male 2,527,643/female 2,555,029)

65 years and over: 4.65% (2023 est.) (male 169,142/female 195,676)
Birth rate
20.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages

major-language sample(s):
ແຫລ່ງທີ່ຂາດບໍ່ໄດ້ສຳລັບຂໍ້ມູນຕົ້ນຕໍ່” (Lao)

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Life expectancy at birth
total population: 68.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 67 years

female: 70.3 years
Major urban areas - population
721,000 VIENTIANE (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 25 years (2023 est.)

male: 24.6 years

female: 25.3 years
Net migration rate
-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
most densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia
Population growth rate
1.3% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.3 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 38.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 10 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-5.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
7.61% (2021 est.)
Labor force
3.915 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
18.3% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
1.26% (2021 est.)

1.03% (2020 est.)

0.85% (2019 est.)
Public debt
63.6% of GDP (2017 est.)

58.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.76% (2021 est.)

5.1% (2020 est.)

3.32% (2019 est.)
Exports
$7.82 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.461 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.985 billion (2019 est.)
Exports - partners
Thailand 33%, China 27%, Vietnam 13%, Australia 8%, Switzerland 3% (2021)
Imports
$6.527 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.816 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$7.518 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
Thailand 53%, China 26%, Vietnam 10% (2019)
Airports
41 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 128,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 4.588 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 62% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 422 km (2023)

standard gauge: 422 km (2023) 1.435-m gauge (422 km overhead electrification)
Roadways
total: 39,586 km (2009)

paved: 5,415 km (2009)

unpaved: 34,171 km (2009)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 1,300,195 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 4,822,973 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 65 (2021 est.)
Waterways
4,600 km (2012) (primarily on the Mekong River and its tributaries; 2,900 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m)
Disputes - international

Laos-Burma: none identified

Laos-Cambodia: in 2021, the two countries agreed to increase efforts to combat drug trafficking and other transnational crimes and to complete the last 14% of their border demarcation

Laos-Cambodia-Vietnam: Cambodia and Vietnam are concerned about Laos' extensive plans for upstream dam construction and the potential harm it poses to fisheries and farming downstream

Laos-China: concern among Mekong River Commission members that China's construction of eight dams on the Upper Mekong River and construction of more dams on its tributaries will affect water levels, sediment flows, and fisheries

Laos-Thailand: talks continue as of 2018 on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River

Laos-Vietnam: Laos and Vietnam completed border demarcation in 2016