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) | 1,170,184.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Jun 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) | 1,058,000.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (Person) | 14,683,174.025 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Oct 2025 |
| Austria (Person) | 3,971,500.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Oct 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 5,096,500.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 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) | 5,130,900.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 853,172.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (Person) | 504,738.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Brazil (Person) | 102,555,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (Person) | 222,700.000 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 2,956,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 9,297,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Canada (Person) | 21,081,900.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Oct 2025 |
| Chile (Person) | 9,386,410.346 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Oct 2025 |
| China (Person) | 734,390,000.000 2024 | yearly | 1949 - 2024 |
| Colombia (Person) | 24,096,488.272 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Croatia (Person) | 1,754,861.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 509,211.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 5,535,847.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (Person) | 3,262,151.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 8,449,249.598 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (Person) | 32,498,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (Person) | 709,300.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (Person) | 209,078,200.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (Person) | 2,612,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| France (Person) | 30,754,700.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (Person) | 795,625.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (Person) | 45,939,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Ghana (Person) | 9,270,939.000 2015 | yearly | 2013 - 2015 |
| Greece (Person) | 4,347,400.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 3,672,700.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,696,509.740 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 233,400.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| 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) | 2,825,500.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (Person) | 4,424,575.297 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Italy (Person) | 24,221,383.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Japan (Person) | 68,460,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Oct 2025 |
| Jordan (Person) | 1,265,254.000 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 9,288,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Kenya (Person) | 20,778,600.000 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| South Korea (Person) | 28,782,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 422,192.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 2,229,434.000 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 645,139.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (Person) | 3,474,582.000 2014 | yearly | 1994 - 2014 |
| Latvia (Person) | 893,100.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 1,485,600.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 525,382.352 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 376,800.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 701,369.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 17,026,300.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (Person) | 381,226.000 Jun 2025 | monthly | Oct 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 550,100.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (Person) | 59,533,449.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (Person) | 791,942.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 1,393,669.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 271,428.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Morocco (Person) | 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 206,729.000 2022 | yearly | 1985 - 2022 |
| Nepal (Person) | 7,086,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 9,855,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 2,873,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (Person) | 2,915,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Oct 2025 |
| Oman (Person) | 2,667,529.000 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (Person) | 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2012 - Jun 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (Person) | 1,136,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Panama (Person) | 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 | monthly | Mar 2008 - Aug 2017 |
| Paraguay (Person) | 2,974,314.326 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (Person) | 5,719,400.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Philippines (Person) | 48,581,333.333 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (Person) | 17,361,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (Person) | 5,279,400.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Qatar (Person) | 2,179,447.000 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (Person) | 8,358,300.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (Person) | 74,577,985.315 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 18,179,370.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (Person) | 2,365,000.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Aug 2025 |
| Singapore (Person) | 4,095,900.000 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) | 17,054,823.145 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (Person) | 22,387,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (Person) | 8,172,638.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (Person) | 9,900,000.000 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (Person) | 5,213,900.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 5,518,249.700 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (Person) | 125,388.000 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Taiwan (Person) | 11,633,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 2,545,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Thailand (Person) | 39,641,501.735 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Tunisia (Person) | 3,606,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Sep 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) | 418.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 2,977.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 34.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 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) | 2,558.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 25.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 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) | 13.609 Jul 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 7.935 Jul 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 787.449 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 106.091 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 142.090 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) | 297.920 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 220.430 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) | 153.890 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 188.310 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 462.100 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 259.880 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 194.390 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 147.760 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 3,844,420.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 1,390,684.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 101,441.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) | 93,722.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 1,964,647.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 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 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 2,504,404.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 101,542.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 2,883,854.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 110.567 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 210.618 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 99.478 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 88.616 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 309.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.3 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 327.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 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) | -0.128 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) | 361.05 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 |
| FDI: Korea (USD th) | 6,183.504 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Vietnam (USD th) | 176,991.125 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI (USD th) | 7,927,677.215 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| FDI: China (USD th) | 1,254,236.569 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: France (USD th) | 0.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| 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 |
| FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) | 126.792 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) | 1,500.203 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,074.015 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,240.862 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 2,642.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,130.491 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 11,888.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 10.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 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) | 16,961.698 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 286,965.565 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 8.000 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 309,487.370 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) | 189,193.228 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
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