The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 7,954,155 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- Laos' population is 2.95 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Laos has grown from 5.87M to 7.95M (35.5% growth).
- Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.15M people by 2100.
Albania vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
2694925
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7954155
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| Population rank | 141/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
16.8 minutes
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
18.7 minutes
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3.22 minutes
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| One death every |
23 minutes
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -24,472 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,355 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.14% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 193/197 | 80/197 |
Albania and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 2,169,796 | 3.17% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 2,219,910 | 3.1% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 2,271,061 | 3% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 2,322,826 | 2.92% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 2,376,200 | 2.79% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 2,431,084 | 2.67% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 2,487,715 | 2.67% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 2,546,377 | 2.88% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 2,606,959 | 2.94% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 2,669,702 | 2.58% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 2,734,628 | 2.45% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 2,801,660 | 2.53% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 2,870,573 | 2.39% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 2,939,761 | 2.32% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 3,005,521 | 2.33% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 3,064,876 | 2.23% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 3,118,923 | 2.24% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 3,171,740 | 2.1% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 3,228,202 | 2.01% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 3,292,573 | 2.07% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 3,366,631 | 2.02% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 3,450,026 | 2.14% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 3,541,001 | 2.14% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 3,637,843 | 2.13% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 3,739,985 | 2.08% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 3,846,715 | 1.95% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 3,957,612 | 2.02% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 4,072,601 | 1.9% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 4,190,974 | 2.72% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 4,311,955 | 1.82% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 4,435,118 | -0.6% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 4,559,646 | -0.6% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 4,685,060 | -0.61% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 4,809,220 | -0.61% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 4,929,409 | -0.62% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 5,045,678 | -0.62% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 5,152,011 | -0.62% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 5,248,266 | -0.63% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 5,340,784 | -0.63% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 5,431,212 | -0.64% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 5,521,482 | -0.93% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 5,610,889 | -0.3% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 5,697,945 | -0.37% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 5,781,626 | -0.42% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 5,869,523 | -0.51% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 5,963,200 | -0.63% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 6,056,236 | -0.75% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 6,148,969 | -0.76% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 6,241,642 | -0.67% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 6,334,194 | -0.5% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 6,426,590 | -0.27% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 2,900,401 | 6,518,978 | -0.17% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 2,895,092 | 6,611,385 | -0.18% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 2,889,104 | 6,703,172 | -0.21% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | 6,801,645 | -0.29% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | 6,908,802 | -0.16% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 2,873,457 | 7,018,147 | -0.09% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 2,866,376 | 7,128,045 | -0.25% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 2,854,191 | 7,237,636 | -0.43% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 2,837,849 | 7,346,533 | -0.57% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,811,666 | 7,453,194 | -0.92% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 2,777,689 | 7,559,007 | -1.21% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 2,745,972 | 7,664,993 | -1.14% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 2,714,617 | 7,769,819 | -1.14% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 2,694,925 | 7,873,043 | -0.73% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 2,675,010 | 7,974,020 | -0.74% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 2,655,754 | 8,072,924 | -0.72% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 2,636,738 | 8,169,794 | -0.72% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 2,617,526 | 8,264,394 | -0.73% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 2,598,055 | 8,357,024 | -0.74% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 2,578,605 | 8,447,769 | -0.75% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 2,559,433 | 8,536,450 | -0.74% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 2,539,878 | 8,622,824 | -0.76% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 2,519,713 | 8,706,826 | -0.79% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 2,499,557 | 8,788,759 | -0.8% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 2,479,237 | 8,868,880 | -0.81% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 2,458,376 | 8,947,241 | -0.84% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 2,437,333 | 9,023,864 | -0.86% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 2,415,720 | 9,097,889 | -0.89% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 2,393,840 | 9,168,998 | -0.91% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 2,372,118 | 9,238,108 | -0.91% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 2,350,472 | 9,305,405 | -0.91% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 2,328,984 | 9,370,049 | -0.91% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 2,307,685 | 9,432,310 | -0.91% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 2,286,312 | 9,492,501 | -0.93% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 2,264,596 | 9,550,341 | -0.95% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 2,243,130 | 9,605,804 | -0.95% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 2,221,710 | 9,659,037 | -0.95% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 2,200,033 | 9,709,614 | -0.98% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 2,178,271 | 9,757,279 | -0.99% | 0.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).
Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Laos was ranked 103rd in 2005 and still ranked 103rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,178,271 people with a rank change from 141st to 146th. The population of Laos will increase by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.
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Population differences between Albania and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 80 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 256.6 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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