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     Forecast Categories for Lao People's Dem. Republic
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic -
Population - Million People - -
     2024: 7.646
     2030: 8.148
     2060: 9.537
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 1.139
     2030: 0.932
     2060: 0.194
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 19.92
     2030: 17.84
     2060: 12.26
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 6.713
     2030: 6.753
     2060: 8.837
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 43.19
     2030: 33.97
     2060: 10.95
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 68.46
     2030: 70.18
     2060: 77.67
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 65.87
     2030: 67.49
     2060: 74.81
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 71.09
     2030: 72.90
     2060: 80.54
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 2.434
     2030: 2.199
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 0.156
     2030: 0.139
     2060: 0.046
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 0.715
     2030: 0.719
     2060: 0.589
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 2.229
     2030: 2.169
     2060: 1.797
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 5.039
     2030: 5.489
     2060: 6.256
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.377
     2030: 0.490
     2060: 1.484
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 3.002
     2030: 3.558
     2060: 6.015
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.409
     2030: 0.409
     2060: 0.375
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 48.00
     2030: 48.89
     2060: 49.94

Health Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 13.87
     2030: 15.13
     2060: 22.14
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 34.59
     2030: 34.68
     2060: 37.45
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 14.36
     2030: 11.30
     2060: 5.186
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 14.00
     2030: 10.70
     2060: 3.484
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 4.402
     2030: 2.992
     2060: 0.122

Education Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 107.2
     2030: 105.5
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 96.71
     2030: 99.09
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 85.14
     2030: 92.43
     2060: 97.97
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 60.95
     2030: 71.66
     2060: 94.25
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 18.24
     2030: 26.90
     2060: 64.75
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 6.893
     2030: 7.605
     2060: 11.10
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 87.15
     2030: 89.63
     2060: 98.94

Social/Human Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 0.410
     2030: 0.248
     2060: 0.000
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 2.191
     2030: 1.734
     2060: 0.013
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.775
     2030: 0.802
     2060: 0.934
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 11.33
     2030: 8.915
     2060: 2.644
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 2,830
     2030: 2,930
     2060: 3,405
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: 0.096
     2030: 0.138
     2060: 0.337
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: 0.155
     2030: 0.211
     2060: 0.555

Economy Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 60.62
     2030: 76.50
     2060: 257.9
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 21.79
     2030: 30.25
     2060: 183.8
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2024: 7.929
     2030: 9.389
     2060: 27.04
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.378
     2030: 0.368
     2060: 0.302
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 48.85
     2030: 45.26
     2060: 17.71
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 10.29
     2030: 16.30
     2060: 50.55

Energy Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.003
     2030: 0.003
     2060: 0.000

Environment Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.008
     2030: 0.008
     2060: 0.004

International Politics Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.061
     2030: 0.066
     2060: 0.121

Domestic Government Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 3.076
     2030: 3.235
     2060: 4.020
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 3.535
     2030: 4.165
     2060: 7.862
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 3.005
     2030: 3.290
     2060: 5.935
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 1.789
     2030: 1.956
     2060: 2.973
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 6.617
     2030: 6.709
     2060: 7.318