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

Updated on by Georank team

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 1,480,351,380 people compared to 8,004,838 in Laos.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 184.9 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 18% 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 +1.03% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.96M to 8M (34.2% growth).

India vs Laos: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Laos
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Laos
2100 1,515,897,176 9,342,607
2099 1,523,583,618 9,389,481
2098 1,531,281,096 9,435,427
2097 1,538,914,978 9,480,219
2096 1,546,515,506 9,524,052
2095 1,554,100,337 9,567,045
2094 1,561,632,624 9,609,471
2093 1,569,112,481 9,651,065
2092 1,576,470,228 9,691,590
2091 1,583,793,450 9,731,446
2090 1,591,038,578 9,770,116
2089 1,598,165,996 9,807,690
2088 1,605,169,643 9,844,143
2087 1,612,023,916 9,879,110
2086 1,618,795,931 9,912,903
2085 1,625,424,591 9,945,223
2084 1,631,854,605 9,975,614
2083 1,638,132,423 10,005,023
2082 1,644,206,476 10,032,558
2081 1,650,106,942 10,058,731
2080 1,655,799,569 10,083,222
2079 1,661,261,962 10,106,703
2078 1,666,477,951 10,128,372
2077 1,671,444,317 10,148,533
2076 1,676,151,275 10,165,829
2075 1,680,606,119 10,182,062
2074 1,684,743,082 10,196,505
2073 1,688,579,113 10,208,837
2072 1,692,138,648 10,218,581
2071 1,695,351,098 10,225,726
2070 1,698,255,829 10,231,909
2069 1,700,813,392 10,235,317
2068 1,703,025,450 10,235,668
2067 1,704,872,725 10,233,930
2066 1,706,347,017 10,228,744
2065 1,707,540,131 10,222,027
2064 1,708,362,011 10,212,674
2063 1,708,845,280 10,200,753
2062 1,709,011,618 10,186,526
2061 1,708,866,368 10,169,161
2060 1,708,344,645 10,149,107
2059 1,707,488,768 10,126,671
2058 1,706,314,224 10,100,989
2057 1,704,805,210 10,072,578
2056 1,703,013,988 10,041,736
2055 1,700,890,479 10,008,916
2054 1,698,473,703 9,972,602
2053 1,695,661,388 9,933,363
2052 1,692,531,993 9,891,383
2051 1,689,057,795 9,846,656
2050 1,685,236,057 9,799,766
2049 1,681,083,344 9,750,669
2048 1,676,576,931 9,697,931
2047 1,671,678,054 9,643,484
2046 1,666,371,707 9,586,249
2045 1,660,667,112 9,527,029
2044 1,654,556,840 9,465,046
2043 1,648,067,988 9,401,665
2042 1,641,136,901 9,334,890
2041 1,633,771,970 9,266,149
2040 1,625,990,392 9,195,755
2039 1,617,818,911 9,122,969
2038 1,609,238,166 9,046,689
2037 1,600,212,760 8,968,700
2036 1,590,731,970 8,888,903
2035 1,580,864,963 8,807,373
2034 1,570,629,033 8,723,937
2033 1,560,043,145 8,638,238
2032 1,549,098,676 8,550,017
2031 1,537,810,507 8,459,669
2030 1,526,192,552 8,367,305
2029 1,514,274,850 8,273,173
2028 1,502,102,657 8,176,811
2027 1,489,628,314 8,078,122
2026 1,476,911,618 7,977,666
2025 1,463,993,377 7,874,813
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,096,036 people (a 15.9% 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 in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Laos will increase by 22.4% to 9,799,766 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 0.9% 1.35%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Laos' population grew by 1.37%.

Live population counters

India Laos
Current population
1480351380
8004838
Population rank 1/197 103/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.1%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
5.01 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.22 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
11 minutes
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 107/197 77/197
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 - -630,830 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In Laos 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,183,013 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 122,899 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 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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