Country Profile - Lao People's Dem. Republic      IFs Version 8.28
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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 - -
     2025: 7.832
     2030: 8.307
     2060: 9.665
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2025: 1.267
     2030: 1.052
     2060: 0.081
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2025: 20.61
     2030: 18.54
     2060: 11.32
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2025: 6.149
     2030: 6.257
     2060: 9.043
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2025: 31.73
     2030: 26.93
     2060: 11.24
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2025: 70.17
     2030: 71.34
     2060: 77.32
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2025: 67.73
     2030: 68.79
     2060: 74.50
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2025: 72.65
     2030: 73.92
     2060: 80.14
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2025: 2.402
     2030: 2.238
     2060: 1.700
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2025: 0.153
     2030: 0.139
     2060: 0.045
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2025: 0.784
     2030: 0.769
     2060: 0.554
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2025: 2.309
     2030: 2.307
     2060: 1.691
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2025: 5.130
     2030: 5.510
     2060: 6.497
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2025: 0.393
     2030: 0.490
     2060: 1.477
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2025: 3.105
     2030: 3.581
     2060: 6.041
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2025: 0.407
     2030: 0.407
     2060: 0.376
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2025: 48.01
     2030: 48.78
     2060: 49.93

Health Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2025: 13.90
     2030: 14.90
     2060: 20.66
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2025: 34.62
     2030: 34.67
     2060: 36.44
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2025: 12.33
     2030: 10.29
     2060: 5.148
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2025: 11.87
     2030: 9.255
     2060: 2.221
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2025: 4.290
     2030: 3.206
     2060: 0.315

Education Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2025: 105.9
     2030: 103.9
     2060: 100.00
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2025: 97.10
     2030: 98.78
     2060: 100.00
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 80.39
     2030: 86.70
     2060: 93.92
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 56.70
     2030: 65.08
     2060: 84.48
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 20.33
     2030: 27.03
     2060: 50.57
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2025: 6.466
     2030: 6.878
     2060: 9.656
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2025: 86.51
     2030: 88.24
     2060: 98.62

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 - -
     2025: 0.444
     2030: 0.309
     2060: 0.009
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2025: 2.246
     2030: 1.873
     2060: 0.220
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2025: 0.784
     2030: 0.801
     2060: 0.912
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2025: 10.89
     2030: 9.263
     2060: 2.687
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2025: 2,784
     2030: 2,864
     2060: 3,262
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2025: 0.097
     2030: 0.130
     2060: 0.293
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2025: 0.156
     2030: 0.198
     2060: 0.472

Economy Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 63.11
     2030: 74.02
     2060: 184.3
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 22.69
     2030: 28.38
     2060: 114.0
GDP per capita at PPP (2017 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 8.058
     2030: 8.911
     2060: 19.07
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2025: 0.383
     2030: 0.379
     2060: 0.355
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2025: 47.72
     2030: 44.84
     2060: 20.10
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2025: 12.19
     2030: 15.97
     2060: 35.36

Energy Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2025: 0.003
     2030: 0.003
     2060: 0.000

Environment Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2025: 0.006
     2030: 0.007
     2060: 0.002

International Politics Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2025: 0.062
     2030: 0.066
     2060: 0.102

Domestic Government Forecast for Lao People's Dem. Republic
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2025: 3.064
     2030: 3.167
     2060: 3.790
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2025: 3.538
     2030: 4.057
     2060: 7.543
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2025: 3.025
     2030: 3.217
     2060: 4.930
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2025: 1.845
     2030: 1.954
     2060: 2.768
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2025: 6.626
     2030: 6.680
     2060: 7.137