Laos vs Upper middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages modeled
Laos
53.6%
in 2025
Upper middle income
42.3%
in 2025
Laos rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
31st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages modeled over time
- Laos
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 53.6% against 42.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Laos ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 60.4% | 5.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 52.0% | 1.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 47.4% | 1.6% | Laos |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 42.4% | 10.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%), Laos or Upper middle income?
- Laos, at 53.6% against 42.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) between Laos and Upper middle income?
- 11.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Upper middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Laos ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (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.