The demographic dividend is not automatic—it’s earned through smart, urgent choices that educate, employ, empower, and engage a new generation. Against this backdrop, the 2nd NCPD convened on 1 October 2025 at the Crowne Plaza, Vientiane, to translate demographic ambition into executable policy. Co-organized by the Ministry of Finance and UNFPA and chaired by H.E. Prof. Dr. Kikeo Khaikhamphithoune, Deputy Prime Minister, with welcoming remarks by H.E. Mr. Santiphab Phomvihane, Minister of Finance, the conference gathered government, parliament, provinces, development partners, UN agencies, civil society, the private sector, academia, and youth and women’s groups.

This proceedings report captures the deliberations and decisions under the theme “Towards Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Educate, Employ, Empower & Engage.” It aligns Investments on human capital development recommendations with the 10th NSEDP (2026–2030) and the vision of the 2025 Population and Housing Census, consolidates progress on the 1st NCPD recommendations, and links next steps to FP2030 commitments, the Midwifery Action Plan, and partnership frameworks such as the Round Table Implementation Meeting (RTIM) and the Vientiane Declaration. The result is a clear pathway to turn population dynamics into shared prosperity—grounded in evidence, powered by multi-sector coordination, and focused on leaving no one behind.