The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,986,023 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,790,597 people compared to 7,954,155 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- Italy's population is 7.39 times bigger than Laos'.
- Italy is ranked the 25th most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 0.81% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.2% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2005, the population of Italy has increased from 58.2M people to 58.8M (1.07% growth), 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 Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.
Italy vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
58790597
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7954155
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| Population rank | 25/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.71% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
1.18 hours
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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3.22 minutes
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| One death every |
47.7 seconds
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.52 minutes
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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +95,246 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | -20 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | -7,452 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.01% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 166/197 | 80/197 |
Italy and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 50,199,700 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 50,536,350 | 2,169,796 | 0.67% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 50,879,450 | 2,219,910 | 0.68% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 51,252,000 | 2,271,061 | 0.73% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 51,675,350 | 2,322,826 | 0.83% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 52,112,350 | 2,376,200 | 0.85% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 52,519,000 | 2,431,084 | 0.78% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 52,900,500 | 2,487,715 | 0.73% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 53,235,750 | 2,546,377 | 0.63% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 53,537,950 | 2,606,959 | 0.57% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 53,821,850 | 2,669,702 | 0.53% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 54,073,490 | 2,734,628 | 0.47% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 54,381,345 | 2,801,660 | 0.57% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 54,751,406 | 2,870,573 | 0.68% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 55,110,868 | 2,939,761 | 0.66% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 55,441,001 | 3,005,521 | 0.6% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 55,718,260 | 3,064,876 | 0.5% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 55,955,411 | 3,118,923 | 0.43% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 56,155,143 | 3,171,740 | 0.36% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 56,317,749 | 3,228,202 | 0.29% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 56,433,883 | 3,292,573 | 0.21% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 56,501,675 | 3,366,631 | 0.12% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 56,543,548 | 3,450,026 | 0.07% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 56,564,074 | 3,541,001 | 0.04% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 56,576,718 | 3,637,843 | 0.02% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 56,593,071 | 3,739,985 | 0.03% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 56,596,155 | 3,846,715 | 0.005% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 56,601,931 | 3,957,612 | 0.01% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 56,629,288 | 4,072,601 | 0.05% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 56,671,781 | 4,190,974 | 0.08% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 56,719,240 | 4,311,955 | 0.08% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 56,758,521 | 4,435,118 | 0.07% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 56,797,087 | 4,559,646 | 0.07% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 56,831,821 | 4,685,060 | 0.06% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 56,843,400 | 4,809,220 | 0.02% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 56,844,303 | 4,929,409 | 0.002% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 56,860,281 | 5,045,678 | 0.03% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 56,890,372 | 5,152,011 | 0.05% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 56,906,744 | 5,248,266 | 0.03% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 56,916,317 | 5,340,784 | 0.02% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 56,942,108 | 5,431,212 | 0.05% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 56,976,981 | 5,521,482 | 0.06% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 57,089,824 | 5,610,889 | 0.2% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 57,399,184 | 5,697,945 | 0.54% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 57,828,179 | 5,781,626 | 0.75% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 58,166,682 | 5,869,523 | 0.59% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 58,399,861 | 5,963,200 | 0.4% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 58,756,247 | 6,056,236 | 0.61% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 59,211,181 | 6,148,969 | 0.77% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 59,555,454 | 6,241,642 | 0.58% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 59,819,407 | 6,334,194 | 0.44% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 60,026,841 | 6,426,590 | 0.35% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 60,191,247 | 6,518,978 | 0.27% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 60,311,613 | 6,611,385 | 0.2% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 60,320,707 | 6,703,172 | 0.02% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 60,229,605 | 6,801,645 | -0.15% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 60,115,223 | 6,908,802 | -0.19% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 60,002,252 | 7,018,147 | -0.19% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 60,148,658 | 7,128,045 | 0.24% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 59,729,081 | 7,237,636 | -0.7% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 59,438,851 | 7,346,533 | -0.49% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 59,133,173 | 7,453,194 | -0.51% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 59,013,667 | 7,559,007 | -0.2% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 58,993,475 | 7,664,993 | -0.03% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 58,986,023 | 7,769,819 | -0.01% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 58,790,597 | 7,873,043 | -0.33% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 58,571,823 | 7,974,020 | -0.37% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 58,335,864 | 8,072,924 | -0.4% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 58,094,373 | 8,169,794 | -0.41% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 57,851,042 | 8,264,394 | -0.42% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 57,597,622 | 8,357,024 | -0.44% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 57,333,277 | 8,447,769 | -0.46% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 57,071,235 | 8,536,450 | -0.46% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 56,812,747 | 8,622,824 | -0.45% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 56,548,816 | 8,706,826 | -0.46% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 56,279,536 | 8,788,759 | -0.48% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 56,009,844 | 8,868,880 | -0.48% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 55,737,477 | 8,947,241 | -0.49% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 55,460,735 | 9,023,864 | -0.5% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 55,177,508 | 9,097,889 | -0.51% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 54,889,107 | 9,168,998 | -0.52% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 54,601,628 | 9,238,108 | -0.52% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 54,307,412 | 9,305,405 | -0.54% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 53,997,106 | 9,370,049 | -0.57% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 53,679,603 | 9,432,310 | -0.59% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 53,357,669 | 9,492,501 | -0.6% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 53,025,288 | 9,550,341 | -0.62% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 52,680,150 | 9,605,804 | -0.65% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 52,324,241 | 9,659,037 | -0.68% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 51,959,050 | 9,709,614 | -0.7% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 51,579,060 | 9,757,279 | -0.73% | 0.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Italy increased by 2,062,923 people (a 3.55% growth), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Italy lost -1,439,008 (a 2.39% decline), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).
Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2005 and is 25th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 12.3% to 51,579,060 people with a rank change from 25th to 40th. 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 Italy and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 84 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 46.5 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 48.8 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.9:51.1 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 517 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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