Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Laos
Laos: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Laos, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0005 units per person for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1995.
Laos ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0005 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0005 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 units per person, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More work & labour data for Laos
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in Laos?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in Laos was 0.0005 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1995.
- How does Laos rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita?
- Laos ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Employment International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.