Laos Employed Persons
1994 - 2014 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data
Key information about Laos Employed Persons
- Laos Employed Persons was reported at 3,474,582.000 Person in Dec 2014
- It recorded an increase from the previous number of 2,738,893.000 Person for Dec 2004
- Laos Employed Persons data is updated yearly, averaging 2,738,893.000 Person from Dec 1994 to 2014, with 3 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 3,474,582.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 2,166,193.000 Person in 1994
- Laos Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Annual
CEIC shifts year-end for annual Employed Persons. Lao Statistics Bureau provides Employed Persons. Employed Persons are reported in annual frequency, ending in March of each year.
View Laos's Employed Persons from 1994 to 2014 in the chart:
What was Laos's Employed Persons in 2014?
Laos Employed Persons was reported at 3,474,582.000 Person in Dec 2014 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,474,582.000 2014 | 2,738,893.000 2004 | 2,166,193.000 1994 | 3,474,582.000 2014 | Person | yearly | 1994 - 2014 |
Employed Persons by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person) | 1,178,603.521 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (Person) | 11,001,000.000 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Argentina (Person) | 13,304,000.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (Person) | 827,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (Person) | 14,703,823.269 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2026 |
| Austria (Person) | 3,929,000.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Feb 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 5,105,200.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (Person) | 770,129.000 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2023 |
| Bangladesh (Person) | 69,090,000.000 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Belarus (Person) | 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2019 |
| Belgium (Person) | 5,124,300.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 854,543.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (Person) | 504,738.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Brazil (Person) | 102,671,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2026 |
| Brunei (Person) | 222,700.000 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 2,919,500.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 9,297,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Canada (Person) | 21,121,200.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (Person) | 9,473,269.601 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| China (Person) | 725,040,000.000 2025 | yearly | 1949 - 2025 |
| Colombia (Person) | 24,044,397.231 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Croatia (Person) | 1,703,843.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 509,211.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 5,528,623.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (Person) | 3,268,472.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 8,364,467.373 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (Person) | 32,677,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (Person) | 694,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (Person) | 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (Person) | 2,583,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| France (Person) | 30,606,300.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (Person) | 839,153.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (Person) | 45,917,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (Person) | 9,270,939.000 2015 | yearly | 2013 - 2015 |
| Greece (Person) | 4,401,700.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 3,665,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,696,509.740 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 222,200.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| India (Person) | 562,364,490.000 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (Person) | 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 | monthly | Feb 2012 - Feb 2016 |
| Ireland (Person) | 2,833,100.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (Person) | 4,479,701.959 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (Person) | 24,180,976.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Japan (Person) | 68,170,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (Person) | 1,265,254.000 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 9,300,300.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (Person) | 20,778,600.000 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| South Korea (Person) | 28,816,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 422,192.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 2,229,434.000 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 653,605.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (Person) | 3,474,582.000 2014 | yearly | 1994 - 2014 |
| Latvia (Person) | 897,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 1,457,900.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 526,489.092 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 378,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 709,523.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 17,129,500.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (Person) | 386,435.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 550,100.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (Person) | 59,785,854.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (Person) | 806,362.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 1,383,642.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 271,640.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Morocco (Person) | 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 222,985.000 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Nepal (Person) | 7,086,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 9,843,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 2,886,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (Person) | 2,890,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Oman (Person) | 2,706,215.000 2025 | yearly | 1986 - 2025 |
| Pakistan (Person) | 74,385,846.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (Person) | 1,105,000.000 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Panama (Person) | 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 | monthly | Mar 2008 - Aug 2017 |
| Paraguay (Person) | 3,297,188.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (Person) | 5,734,800.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Philippines (Person) | 49,103,666.667 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (Person) | 17,346,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (Person) | 5,301,300.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Qatar (Person) | 2,239,938.000 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Romania (Person) | 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (Person) | 74,500,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (Person) | 2,362,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Nov 2025 |
| Singapore (Person) | 4,096,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (Person) | 2,606,900.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (Person) | 884,685.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | May 1997 - Feb 2019 |
| South Africa (Person) | 17,098,908.110 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (Person) | 22,463,300.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (Person) | 8,097,879.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (Person) | 9,900,000.000 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (Person) | 5,193,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 5,532,164.451 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Syria (Person) | 125,388.000 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Taiwan, China (Person) | 11,640,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 2,545,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Thailand (Person) | 39,846,962.657 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Tunisia (Person) | 3,609,800.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Dec 2025 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 6.726 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 330.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,098.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 17.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,423.278 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 657.895 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 292.555 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,767.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 22.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 36,100.631 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 57,439.257 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 4.459 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2.857 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 258.010 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 213.667 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 178.050 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 184.740 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 819.070 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 307.680 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 374.750 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) | 199.280 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) | 278.570 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 180.350 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 188.310 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) | 93,722.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 2,883,854.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 269,683.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 532,132.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 3,844,420.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 1,964,647.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 101,441.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 101,542.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 2,504,404.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 1,390,684.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 88.616 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 210.618 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 99.478 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 110.567 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 308.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.2 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 399.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 8.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 60.553 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -0.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 60.693 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 10,350.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 0.013 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) | 361.05 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) | 1,500.203 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| FDI: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: France (USD th) | 0.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Vietnam (USD th) | 176,991.125 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: China (USD th) | 1,254,236.569 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Korea (USD th) | 6,183.504 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI (USD th) | 7,927,677.215 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) | 126.792 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) | 381.683 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) | 711.800 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,461.469 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,240.862 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 19.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 2,642.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,537.722 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 16.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 12,429.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,651.867 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 15.11 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 56.96 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) | 21,958.236 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 332,044.425 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 8.000 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 358,558.720 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) | 189,193.228 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
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