Laos Population Growth Slows Amid Falling Birth Rates, Aging Trend Revealed by 2025 Census
Laos' population growth rate is slowing due to falling birth rates and an aging population, according to the country's 2025 Population and Housing Census. The estimated total population is 7.24 million, with an annual growth rate of 1.1%, less than half the peak recorded in the past two decades.
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