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Population in India compared to Laos: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 7,873,046 people in Laos in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 8,027,464 in Laos.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 184.8 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: 17.9% for India vs 0.1% for Laos.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +1.47% in Laos.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.96M to 8.03M (34.6% growth).

India vs Laos: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Laos
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Laos
2100 1,515,764,791 9,340,510
2099 1,523,450,562 9,387,374
2098 1,531,147,367 9,433,309
2097 1,538,780,583 9,478,091
2096 1,546,380,447 9,521,914
2095 1,553,964,615 9,564,898
2094 1,561,496,245 9,607,314
2093 1,568,975,448 9,648,899
2092 1,576,332,553 9,689,414
2091 1,583,655,135 9,729,262
2090 1,590,899,630 9,767,923
2089 1,598,026,427 9,805,489
2088 1,605,029,461 9,841,933
2087 1,611,883,136 9,876,893
2086 1,618,654,560 9,910,678
2085 1,625,282,641 9,942,991
2084 1,631,712,094 9,973,375
2083 1,637,989,363 10,002,778
2082 1,644,062,886 10,030,306
2081 1,649,962,836 10,056,473
2080 1,655,654,966 10,080,959
2079 1,661,116,882 10,104,434
2078 1,666,332,415 10,126,099
2077 1,671,298,348 10,146,255
2076 1,676,004,895 10,163,547
2075 1,680,459,350 10,179,776
2074 1,684,595,952 10,194,216
2073 1,688,431,647 10,206,546
2072 1,691,990,872 10,216,287
2071 1,695,203,041 10,223,430
2070 1,698,107,519 10,229,612
2069 1,700,664,858 10,233,020
2068 1,702,876,723 10,233,371
2067 1,704,723,837 10,231,633
2066 1,706,198,000 10,226,448
2065 1,707,391,009 10,219,732
2064 1,708,212,818 10,210,382
2063 1,708,696,045 10,198,463
2062 1,708,862,369 10,184,239
2061 1,708,717,131 10,166,878
2060 1,708,195,453 10,146,829
2059 1,707,339,651 10,124,398
2058 1,706,165,210 10,098,721
2057 1,704,656,327 10,070,317
2056 1,702,865,262 10,039,482
2055 1,700,741,939 10,006,669
2054 1,698,325,374 9,970,363
2053 1,695,513,304 9,931,133
2052 1,692,384,182 9,889,162
2051 1,688,910,288 9,844,445
2050 1,685,088,884 9,797,566
2049 1,680,936,533 9,748,481
2048 1,676,430,514 9,695,755
2047 1,671,532,064 9,641,319
2046 1,666,226,180 9,584,097
2045 1,660,522,084 9,524,890
2044 1,654,412,346 9,462,921
2043 1,647,924,060 9,399,555
2042 1,640,993,579 9,332,795
2041 1,633,629,291 9,264,069
2040 1,625,848,393 9,193,691
2039 1,617,677,625 9,120,921
2038 1,609,097,629 9,044,658
2037 1,600,073,012 8,966,687
2036 1,590,593,050 8,886,908
2035 1,580,726,905 8,805,396
2034 1,570,491,868 8,721,979
2033 1,559,906,905 8,636,299
2032 1,548,963,391 8,548,097
2031 1,537,676,208 8,457,770
2030 1,526,059,268 8,365,427
2029 1,514,142,607 8,271,316
2028 1,501,971,477 8,174,975
2027 1,489,498,223 8,076,308
2026 1,476,782,637 7,975,876
2025 1,463,865,525 7,873,046
2024 1,450,935,791 7,769,819
2023 1,438,069,596 7,664,993
2022 1,425,423,212 7,559,007
2021 1,414,203,896 7,453,194
2020 1,402,617,695 7,346,533
2019 1,389,030,312 7,237,636
2018 1,374,659,064 7,128,045
2017 1,359,657,400 7,018,147
2016 1,343,944,296 6,908,802
2015 1,328,024,498 6,801,645
2014 1,312,277,191 6,703,172
2013 1,295,829,511 6,611,385
2012 1,278,674,502 6,518,978
2011 1,261,224,954 6,426,590
2010 1,243,481,564 6,334,194
2009 1,225,524,753 6,241,642
2008 1,207,930,964 6,148,969
2007 1,190,676,021 6,056,236
2006 1,172,878,890 5,963,200
2005 1,154,676,322 5,869,523
2004 1,135,991,513 5,781,626
2003 1,116,803,006 5,697,945
2002 1,097,600,380 5,610,889
2001 1,077,898,575 5,521,482
2000 1,057,922,733 5,431,212
1999 1,038,225,823 5,340,784
1998 1,018,665,080 5,248,266
1997 999,133,762 5,152,011
1996 979,678,458 5,045,678
1995 960,301,044 4,929,409
1994 941,163,767 4,809,220
1993 922,118,387 4,685,060
1992 902,957,070 4,559,646
1991 883,927,600 4,435,118
1990 864,972,221 4,311,955
1989 846,039,529 4,190,974
1988 827,342,990 4,072,601
1987 808,931,270 3,957,612
1986 790,689,978 3,846,715
1985 772,647,793 3,739,985
1984 754,875,449 3,637,843
1983 737,372,681 3,541,001
1982 720,313,473 3,450,026
1981 703,696,250 3,366,631
1980 687,354,025 3,292,573
1979 671,155,747 3,228,202
1978 655,728,229 3,171,740
1977 640,801,103 3,118,923
1976 625,861,883 3,064,876
1975 611,309,535 3,005,521
1974 597,041,391 2,939,761
1973 583,465,598 2,870,573
1972 570,482,142 2,801,660
1971 558,096,387 2,734,628
1970 545,864,268 2,669,702
1969 533,880,544 2,606,959
1968 522,716,889 2,546,377
1967 511,606,372 2,487,715
1966 500,740,247 2,431,084
1965 490,140,146 2,376,200
1964 479,229,598 2,322,826
1963 468,138,575 2,271,061
1962 457,283,090 2,219,910
1961 446,564,729 2,169,796
1960 435,990,338 2,121,514

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,118,662 people (a 16.2% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Laos was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 103rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Laos will increase by 22.1% to 9,797,566 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 10.2M people in 2068 for Laos.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Laos
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Laos
2100 -0.5% -0.5%
2099 -0.5% -0.49%
2098 -0.5% -0.47%
2097 -0.49% -0.46%
2096 -0.49% -0.45%
2095 -0.48% -0.44%
2094 -0.48% -0.43%
2093 -0.47% -0.42%
2092 -0.46% -0.41%
2091 -0.46% -0.4%
2090 -0.45% -0.38%
2089 -0.44% -0.37%
2088 -0.43% -0.35%
2087 -0.42% -0.34%
2086 -0.41% -0.32%
2085 -0.39% -0.3%
2084 -0.38% -0.29%
2083 -0.37% -0.27%
2082 -0.36% -0.26%
2081 -0.34% -0.24%
2080 -0.33% -0.23%
2079 -0.31% -0.21%
2078 -0.3% -0.2%
2077 -0.28% -0.17%
2076 -0.27% -0.16%
2075 -0.25% -0.14%
2074 -0.23% -0.12%
2073 -0.21% -0.1%
2072 -0.19% -0.07%
2071 -0.17% -0.06%
2070 -0.15% -0.03%
2069 -0.13% -0.003%
2068 -0.11% 0.02%
2067 -0.09% 0.05%
2066 -0.07% 0.07%
2065 -0.05% 0.09%
2064 -0.03% 0.12%
2063 -0.01% 0.14%
2062 0.008% 0.17%
2061 0.03% 0.2%
2060 0.05% 0.22%
2059 0.07% 0.25%
2058 0.09% 0.28%
2057 0.11% 0.31%
2056 0.12% 0.33%
2055 0.14% 0.36%
2054 0.17% 0.4%
2053 0.18% 0.42%
2052 0.21% 0.45%
2051 0.23% 0.48%
2050 0.25% 0.5%
2049 0.27% 0.54%
2048 0.29% 0.56%
2047 0.32% 0.6%
2046 0.34% 0.62%
2045 0.37% 0.65%
2044 0.39% 0.67%
2043 0.42% 0.72%
2042 0.45% 0.74%
2041 0.48% 0.77%
2040 0.51% 0.8%
2039 0.53% 0.84%
2038 0.56% 0.87%
2037 0.6% 0.9%
2036 0.62% 0.93%
2035 0.65% 0.96%
2034 0.68% 0.99%
2033 0.71% 1.03%
2032 0.73% 1.07%
2031 0.76% 1.1%
2030 0.79% 1.14%
2029 0.81% 1.18%
2028 0.84% 1.22%
2027 0.86% 1.26%
2026 0.88% 1.31%
2025 0.89% 1.33%
2024 0.89% 1.37%
2023 0.89% 1.4%
2022 0.79% 1.42%
2021 0.83% 1.45%
2020 0.98% 1.5%
2019 1.05% 1.54%
2018 1.1% 1.57%
2017 1.17% 1.58%
2016 1.2% 1.58%
2015 1.2% 1.47%
2014 1.27% 1.39%
2013 1.34% 1.42%
2012 1.38% 1.44%
2011 1.43% 1.46%
2010 1.47% 1.48%
2009 1.46% 1.51%
2008 1.45% 1.53%
2007 1.52% 1.56%
2006 1.58% 1.6%
2005 1.64% 1.52%
2004 1.72% 1.47%
2003 1.75% 1.55%
2002 1.83% 1.62%
2001 1.89% 1.66%
2000 1.9% 1.69%
1999 1.92% 1.76%
1998 1.95% 1.87%
1997 1.99% 2.11%
1996 2.02% 2.36%
1995 2.03% 2.5%
1994 2.07% 2.65%
1993 2.12% 2.75%
1992 2.15% 2.81%
1991 2.19% 2.86%
1990 2.24% 2.89%
1989 2.26% 2.91%
1988 2.28% 2.91%
1987 2.31% 2.88%
1986 2.34% 2.85%
1985 2.35% 2.81%
1984 2.37% 2.73%
1983 2.37% 2.64%
1982 2.36% 2.48%
1981 2.38% 2.25%
1980 2.41% 1.99%
1979 2.35% 1.78%
1978 2.33% 1.69%
1977 2.39% 1.76%
1976 2.38% 1.97%
1975 2.39% 2.24%
1974 2.33% 2.41%
1973 2.28% 2.46%
1972 2.22% 2.45%
1971 2.24% 2.43%
1970 2.24% 2.41%
1969 2.14% 2.38%
1968 2.17% 2.36%
1967 2.17% 2.33%
1966 2.16% 2.31%
1965 2.28% 2.3%
1964 2.37% 2.28%
1963 2.37% 2.3%
1962 2.4% 2.31%
1961 2.43% 2.28%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Laos' population grew by 1.33%.

Live population counters

India Laos
Current population
1483314140
8027464
Population rank 1/197 103/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.1%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
5.11 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.23 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
10.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +283
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +103,227
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.33%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 76/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
49.5 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -10,645
Net migration rank 195/196 134/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 51,446
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 149/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 166/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Laos
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Laos
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -10,645
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 114,574 -10,284
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 115,359 -10,003
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 116,620 -10,003
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 115,323 -10,305
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 118,609 -10,305
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 119,797 -10,305
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 119,986 -10,305
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 120,515 -10,400
2016 16,202,593 81,248 119,978 -11,401
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 118,723 -12,991
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 118,103 -26,881
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 119,845 -27,492
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 121,324 -28,871
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 122,863 -30,538
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 122,516 -30,046
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 122,174 -29,545
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 121,042 -28,318
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 119,980 -27,233
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 118,602 -25,286
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 118,165 -24,138
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 121,888 -40,120
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 122,158 -36,572
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 122,110 -33,595
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 123,847 -33,552
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 124,201 -33,965
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 127,255 -36,632
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 128,409 -33,997
1997 19,494,098 880 130,388 -32,288
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 131,142 -16,574
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 132,241 -14,279
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 134,201 -11,782
1993 19,152,399 2,364 135,295 -9,390
1992 19,132,757 35,155 132,417 -7,502
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 129,523 -5,390
1990 18,893,588 125,514 125,297 -3,100
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 121,044 -1,272
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 117,050 -80
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 113,005 0
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 109,266 -475
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 106,047 -1,376
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 102,318 -2,698
1983 17,219,127 119,694 98,178 -4,108
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 94,058 -6,184
1981 16,422,159 33,243 89,963 -11,061
1980 16,018,786 210,914 86,548 -17,339
1979 15,392,957 774,094 82,852 -23,317
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 80,604 -27,208
1977 14,575,662 590,626 79,149 -26,908
1976 14,435,504 275,984 77,575 -21,738
1975 13,958,642 434,205 76,725 -13,858
1974 13,795,836 347,869 74,652 -6,000
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 70,513 -774
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 68,095 0
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 65,959 0
1970 12,417,866 233,782 63,896 0
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 61,595 0
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 59,567 0
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 57,763 0
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 55,494 0
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 54,268 0
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 52,482 0
1963 11,016,705 21,640 51,056 0
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 51,244 0
1961 10,468,816 295,177 48,992 0
1960 10,237,489 146,955 47,575 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In Laos 91.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,179,484 people) and 8.27% is from migration (a loss of 106,302 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 51,446 people or 0.7% in Laos.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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