Sex ratio at five years old in Laos
Laos: Sex ratio at five years old was 104.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
104.22
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
129th
of 236 countries
All-time high
104.22
in 2023
All-time low
93.86
in 1954
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at five years old in Laos, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 104.22 for sex ratio at five years old in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at five years old in Laos peaked at 104.22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.86, in 1954.
Laos ranks 129th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 97.23 | 93.86 | 101.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 101.45 | 101.14 | 101.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.1 | 101.75 | 102.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.9 | 102.66 | 102.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.95 | 102.9 | 103 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.09 | 103.05 | 103.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.54 | 103.12 | 104.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.09 | 103.98 | 104.22 | 4 |
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More gender data for Laos
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 77,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,771 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at five years old in Laos?
- Sex ratio at five years old in Laos was 104.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at five years old recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 104.22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at five years old recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.86 in 1954.
- How does Laos rank for sex ratio at five years old?
- Laos ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at five years old rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at five years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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