Live births in Laos
Live births in Laos was 163,043 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 94th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Laos, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 163,043 Estimated |
| 2022 | 163,976 Estimated |
| 2021 | 165,066 Estimated |
| 2020 | 166,166 Estimated |
| 2019 | 167,556 Estimated |
| 2018 | 168,212 Estimated |
| 2017 | 169,257 Estimated |
| 2016 | 169,731 Estimated |
| 2015 | 169,785 Estimated |
| 2014 | 167,909 Estimated |
| 2013 | 169,404 Estimated |
| 2012 | 170,630 Estimated |
| 2011 | 172,082 Estimated |
| 2010 | 172,255 Estimated |
| 2009 | 172,074 Estimated |
| 2008 | 171,444 Estimated |
| 2007 | 170,327 Estimated |
| 2006 | 169,147 Estimated |
| 2005 | 168,974 Estimated |
| 2004 | 173,880 Estimated |
| 2003 | 174,697 Estimated |
| 2002 | 174,948 Estimated |
| 2001 | 177,307 Estimated |
| 2000 | 178,694 Estimated |
| 1999 | 182,599 Estimated |
| 1998 | 184,168 Estimated |
| 1997 | 186,408 Estimated |
| 1996 | 187,855 Estimated |
| 1995 | 189,629 Estimated |
| 1994 | 192,365 Estimated |
| 1993 | 193,171 Estimated |
| 1992 | 190,344 Estimated |
| 1991 | 187,186 Estimated |
| 1990 | 183,213 Estimated |
| 1989 | 178,594 Estimated |
| 1988 | 174,398 Estimated |
| 1987 | 170,045 Estimated |
| 1986 | 165,940 Estimated |
| 1985 | 162,579 Estimated |
| 1984 | 158,635 Estimated |
| 1983 | 154,168 Estimated |
| 1982 | 149,837 Estimated |
| 1981 | 145,932 Estimated |
| 1980 | 142,853 Estimated |
| 1979 | 140,562 Estimated |
| 1978 | 138,845 Estimated |
| 1977 | 137,489 Estimated |
| 1976 | 135,811 Estimated |
| 1975 | 133,526 Estimated |
| 1974 | 130,668 Estimated |
| 1973 | 127,240 Estimated |
| 1972 | 124,046 Estimated |
| 1971 | 121,126 Estimated |
| 1970 | 118,388 Estimated |
| 1969 | 115,329 Estimated |
| 1968 | 112,524 Estimated |
| 1967 | 110,039 Estimated |
| 1966 | 107,542 Estimated |
| 1965 | 105,316 Estimated |
| 1964 | 103,007 Estimated |
| 1963 | 101,006 Estimated |
| 1962 | 98,972 Estimated |
| 1961 | 97,112 Estimated |
| 1960 | 95,149 Estimated |
| 1959 | 93,510 Estimated |
| 1958 | 91,844 Estimated |
| 1957 | 90,257 Estimated |
| 1956 | 88,906 Estimated |
| 1955 | 87,427 Estimated |
| 1954 | 85,995 Estimated |
| 1953 | 84,877 Estimated |
| 1952 | 83,529 Estimated |
| 1951 | 82,185 Estimated |
| 1950 | 81,154 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Laos, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Laos, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/laos. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Laos, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/laos.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Laos, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/laos (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_laos_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Laos, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/laos. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Laos?
Live births in Laos was 163,043 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 94th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Laos?
193,171 in 1993, the highest value since 1950 in this series.