Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Laos
Laos: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.2059 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.2059 units per person for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.2087 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 units per person, in 2005.
Laos ranks 6th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0172 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.017 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0335 units per person | +110.3% |
| 2007 | 0.033 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0472 units per person | +42.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0558 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0549 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0541 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.096 units per person | +77.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0947 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0934 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1323 units per person | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1303 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1282 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1543 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 0.152 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1497 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1476 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1588 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2087 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2059 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0269 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0558 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.109 units per person | 0.0541 units per person | 0.1543 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1741 units per person | 0.1476 units per person | 0.2087 units per person | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Laos?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Laos was 0.2059 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2087 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 units per person in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Laos ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage 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
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.