The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,476,762,615 people compared to 7,975,100 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- India's population is 185.2 times bigger than Laos'.
- India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.8% for India vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (25.9% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.96M to 7.98M (33.7% growth).
- India is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 1.7B people compared to the peak of 10.2M people in 2068 for Laos.
India vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
1476762615
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7975100
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| Population rank | 1/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17.8% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
2.45 seconds
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.36 seconds
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3.22 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 seconds
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
50 seconds
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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -630,830 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | +35,250 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,866,195 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.89% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 108/197 | 78/197 |
India and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 435,990,338 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 446,564,729 | 2,169,796 | 2.43% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 457,283,090 | 2,219,910 | 2.4% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 468,138,575 | 2,271,061 | 2.37% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 479,229,598 | 2,322,826 | 2.37% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 490,140,146 | 2,376,200 | 2.28% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 500,740,247 | 2,431,084 | 2.16% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 511,606,372 | 2,487,715 | 2.17% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 522,716,889 | 2,546,377 | 2.17% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 533,880,544 | 2,606,959 | 2.14% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 545,864,268 | 2,669,702 | 2.24% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 558,096,387 | 2,734,628 | 2.24% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 570,482,142 | 2,801,660 | 2.22% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 583,465,598 | 2,870,573 | 2.28% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 597,041,391 | 2,939,761 | 2.33% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 611,309,535 | 3,005,521 | 2.39% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 625,861,883 | 3,064,876 | 2.38% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 640,801,103 | 3,118,923 | 2.39% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 655,728,229 | 3,171,740 | 2.33% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 671,155,747 | 3,228,202 | 2.35% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 687,354,025 | 3,292,573 | 2.41% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 703,696,250 | 3,366,631 | 2.38% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 720,313,473 | 3,450,026 | 2.36% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 737,372,681 | 3,541,001 | 2.37% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 754,875,449 | 3,637,843 | 2.37% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 772,647,793 | 3,739,985 | 2.35% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 790,689,978 | 3,846,715 | 2.34% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 808,931,270 | 3,957,612 | 2.31% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 827,342,990 | 4,072,601 | 2.28% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 846,039,529 | 4,190,974 | 2.26% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 864,972,221 | 4,311,955 | 2.24% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 883,927,600 | 4,435,118 | 2.19% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 902,957,070 | 4,559,646 | 2.15% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 922,118,387 | 4,685,060 | 2.12% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 941,163,767 | 4,809,220 | 2.07% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 960,301,044 | 4,929,409 | 2.03% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 979,678,458 | 5,045,678 | 2.02% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 999,133,762 | 5,152,011 | 1.99% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 1,018,665,080 | 5,248,266 | 1.95% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 1,038,225,823 | 5,340,784 | 1.92% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 1,057,922,733 | 5,431,212 | 1.9% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 1,077,898,575 | 5,521,482 | 1.89% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 1,097,600,380 | 5,610,889 | 1.83% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 1,116,803,006 | 5,697,945 | 1.75% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 1,135,991,513 | 5,781,626 | 1.72% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 1,154,676,322 | 5,869,523 | 1.64% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 1,172,878,890 | 5,963,200 | 1.58% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,190,676,021 | 6,056,236 | 1.52% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 1,207,930,964 | 6,148,969 | 1.45% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 1,225,524,753 | 6,241,642 | 1.46% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 | 6,334,194 | 1.47% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 1,261,224,954 | 6,426,590 | 1.43% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 1,278,674,502 | 6,518,978 | 1.38% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 1,295,829,511 | 6,611,385 | 1.34% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 1,312,277,191 | 6,703,172 | 1.27% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 1,328,024,498 | 6,801,645 | 1.2% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 1,343,944,296 | 6,908,802 | 1.2% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 1,359,657,400 | 7,018,147 | 1.17% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 1,374,659,064 | 7,128,045 | 1.1% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 1,389,030,312 | 7,237,636 | 1.05% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 | 7,346,533 | 0.98% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,414,203,896 | 7,453,194 | 0.83% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 1,425,423,212 | 7,559,007 | 0.79% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 1,438,069,596 | 7,664,993 | 0.89% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,450,935,791 | 7,769,819 | 0.89% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 1,463,865,531 | 7,873,043 | 0.89% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 1,476,625,576 | 7,974,020 | 0.87% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 1,489,164,679 | 8,072,924 | 0.85% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 1,501,432,748 | 8,169,794 | 0.82% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 1,513,423,737 | 8,264,394 | 0.8% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 1,525,138,852 | 8,357,024 | 0.77% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 1,536,540,604 | 8,447,769 | 0.75% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 1,547,607,126 | 8,536,450 | 0.72% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 1,558,324,087 | 8,622,824 | 0.69% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 1,568,688,356 | 8,706,826 | 0.67% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 1,578,694,799 | 8,788,759 | 0.64% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 1,588,325,366 | 8,868,880 | 0.61% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 1,597,537,009 | 8,947,241 | 0.58% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 1,606,300,646 | 9,023,864 | 0.55% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 1,614,639,243 | 9,097,889 | 0.52% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 1,622,580,052 | 9,168,998 | 0.49% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 1,630,119,374 | 9,238,108 | 0.46% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 1,637,235,363 | 9,305,405 | 0.44% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 1,643,915,269 | 9,370,049 | 0.41% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 1,650,186,610 | 9,432,310 | 0.38% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 1,656,067,585 | 9,492,501 | 0.36% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 1,661,548,400 | 9,550,341 | 0.33% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 1,666,628,151 | 9,605,804 | 0.31% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 1,671,309,727 | 9,659,037 | 0.28% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 1,675,619,893 | 9,709,614 | 0.26% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 1,679,589,268 | 9,757,279 | 0.24% | 0.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Laos gained 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 132,818,319 (a 9.88% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth).
India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Laos was ranked 105th in 2006 and ranked 103rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.7% to 1,679,589,268 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Laos will increase by 22.3% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.
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Population differences between India and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 69.7 years |
| Average age | 31.8 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 29.5 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.6:48.4 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,264 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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