The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,769,819 in 2024 vs 677,717 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 7,954,155 people compared to 690,832 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Laos' population is 11.5 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.48% per year vs +2.03% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2005, the population of Laos has increased from 5.87M people to 7.95M (35.5% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 465K to 691K (48.5% growth).
- Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 806K people in 2061 for Luxembourg.
Laos vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
7954155
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690832
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| Population rank | 103/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.1% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
5.01 minutes
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46.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.22 minutes
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
11 minutes
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
51.1 minutes
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -10,284 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | +287 | +31 |
| Annual growth/decline | +104,826 | +11,287 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +1.69% |
| Population growth rate rank | 80/197 | 68/197 |
Laos and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,121,514 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,169,796 | 316,845 | 2.28% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 2,219,910 | 320,750 | 2.31% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 2,271,061 | 324,100 | 2.3% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 2,322,826 | 327,750 | 2.28% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 2,376,200 | 331,500 | 2.3% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 2,431,084 | 333,895 | 2.31% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 2,487,715 | 334,995 | 2.33% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 2,546,377 | 335,850 | 2.36% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 2,606,959 | 337,500 | 2.38% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 2,669,702 | 339,171 | 2.41% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 2,734,628 | 342,421 | 2.43% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 2,801,660 | 346,600 | 2.45% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 2,870,573 | 350,450 | 2.46% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 2,939,761 | 355,050 | 2.41% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 3,005,521 | 358,950 | 2.24% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 3,064,876 | 360,731 | 1.97% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 3,118,923 | 361,358 | 1.76% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 3,171,740 | 362,007 | 1.69% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 3,228,202 | 362,856 | 1.78% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 3,292,573 | 364,150 | 1.99% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 3,366,631 | 365,225 | 2.25% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 3,450,026 | 365,525 | 2.48% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 3,541,001 | 365,622 | 2.64% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 3,637,843 | 365,998 | 2.73% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 3,739,985 | 366,706 | 2.81% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 3,846,715 | 368,355 | 2.85% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 3,957,612 | 370,750 | 2.88% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 4,072,601 | 373,450 | 2.91% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 4,190,974 | 377,100 | 2.91% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 4,311,955 | 381,850 | 2.89% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 4,435,118 | 387,000 | 2.86% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 4,559,646 | 392,175 | 2.81% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 4,685,060 | 397,475 | 2.75% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 4,809,220 | 402,925 | 2.65% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 4,929,409 | 408,625 | 2.5% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 5,045,678 | 414,225 | 2.36% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 5,152,011 | 419,450 | 2.11% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 5,248,266 | 424,700 | 1.87% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 5,340,784 | 430,475 | 1.76% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 5,431,212 | 436,300 | 1.69% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 5,521,482 | 441,525 | 1.66% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 5,610,889 | 446,175 | 1.62% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 5,697,945 | 451,630 | 1.55% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 5,781,626 | 458,095 | 1.47% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 5,869,523 | 465,158 | 1.52% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 5,963,200 | 472,637 | 1.6% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 6,056,236 | 479,993 | 1.56% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 6,148,969 | 488,650 | 1.53% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 6,241,642 | 497,783 | 1.51% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 6,334,194 | 506,953 | 1.48% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 6,426,590 | 518,347 | 1.46% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 6,518,978 | 530,946 | 1.44% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 6,611,385 | 543,360 | 1.42% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 6,703,172 | 556,319 | 1.39% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 6,801,645 | 569,604 | 1.47% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 6,908,802 | 582,014 | 1.58% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 7,018,147 | 596,336 | 1.58% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 7,128,045 | 607,950 | 1.57% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 7,237,636 | 620,001 | 1.54% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 7,346,533 | 630,419 | 1.5% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 7,453,194 | 640,064 | 1.45% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 7,559,007 | 653,103 | 1.42% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 7,664,993 | 666,430 | 1.4% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 7,769,819 | 677,717 | 1.37% | 1.69% |
| 2025 | 7,873,043 | 685,180 | 1.33% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 7,974,020 | 692,217 | 1.28% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 8,072,924 | 699,102 | 1.24% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 8,169,794 | 705,956 | 1.2% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 8,264,394 | 712,502 | 1.16% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 8,357,024 | 718,627 | 1.12% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 8,447,769 | 724,433 | 1.09% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 8,536,450 | 730,118 | 1.05% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 8,622,824 | 735,604 | 1.01% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 8,706,826 | 740,767 | 0.97% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 8,788,759 | 745,776 | 0.94% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 8,868,880 | 750,596 | 0.91% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 8,947,241 | 755,119 | 0.88% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 9,023,864 | 759,551 | 0.86% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 9,097,889 | 763,923 | 0.82% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 9,168,998 | 767,972 | 0.78% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 9,238,108 | 771,757 | 0.75% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 9,305,405 | 775,418 | 0.73% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 9,370,049 | 778,811 | 0.69% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 9,432,310 | 781,936 | 0.66% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 9,492,501 | 784,957 | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 9,550,341 | 787,788 | 0.61% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 9,605,804 | 790,356 | 0.58% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 9,659,037 | 792,821 | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 9,709,614 | 795,064 | 0.52% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 9,757,279 | 796,958 | 0.49% | 0.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Luxembourg gained 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 121,228 (a 21.3% growth).
Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2005 and ranked 164th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Laos' population will grow by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people with a rank change from 103rd to 99th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.4% to 796,958 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
| Vang Vieng | 25K |
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Laos and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 69.5 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 28.3 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 25.6 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.42 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 87.2 ppl/mi² | 682 ppl/mi² |
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