Early-demographic dividend vs Laos: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Early-demographic dividend
53.8%
in 2025
Laos
65.3%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
39th
Laos rank
37th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 65.3% against 53.8% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 39th and Laos ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 60.6% | 5.8% | Laos |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 60.5% | 6.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 59.3% | 7.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 64.3% | 11.8% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Early-demographic dividend or Laos?
- Laos, at 65.3% against 53.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Early-demographic dividend and Laos?
- 11.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Laos rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 39th and Laos ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.