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

Laos and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Malta	Laos	Malta
1960	2,121,514	326,550	-	-
1961	2,169,796	325,250	2.28%	-0.4%
1962	2,219,910	323,900	2.31%	-0.42%
1963	2,271,061	322,550	2.3%	-0.42%
1964	2,322,826	321,250	2.28%	-0.4%
1965	2,376,200	318,800	2.3%	-0.76%
1966	2,431,084	315,200	2.31%	-1.13%
1967	2,487,715	311,550	2.33%	-1.16%
1968	2,546,377	307,900	2.36%	-1.17%
1969	2,606,959	304,300	2.38%	-1.17%
1970	2,669,702	302,650	2.41%	-0.54%
1971	2,734,628	302,700	2.43%	0.02%
1972	2,801,660	302,450	2.45%	-0.08%
1973	2,870,573	302,200	2.46%	-0.08%
1974	2,939,761	301,996	2.41%	-0.07%
1975	3,005,521	304,222	2.24%	0.74%
1976	3,064,876	305,774	1.97%	0.51%
1977	3,118,923	306,970	1.76%	0.39%
1978	3,171,740	310,182	1.69%	1.05%
1979	3,228,202	313,342	1.78%	1.02%
1980	3,292,573	316,645	1.99%	1.05%
1981	3,366,631	318,982	2.25%	0.74%
1982	3,450,026	325,898	2.48%	2.17%
1983	3,541,001	330,524	2.64%	1.42%
1984	3,637,843	330,593	2.73%	0.02%
1985	3,739,985	336,452	2.81%	1.77%
1986	3,846,715	342,121	2.85%	1.68%
1987	3,957,612	344,485	2.88%	0.69%
1988	4,072,601	347,325	2.91%	0.82%
1989	4,190,974	350,722	2.91%	0.98%
1990	4,311,955	354,170	2.89%	0.98%
1991	4,435,118	363,845	2.86%	2.73%
1992	4,559,646	367,618	2.81%	1.04%
1993	4,685,060	371,308	2.75%	1%
1994	4,809,220	374,797	2.65%	0.94%
1995	4,929,409	377,419	2.5%	0.7%
1996	5,045,678	379,905	2.36%	0.66%
1997	5,152,011	382,791	2.11%	0.76%
1998	5,248,266	385,287	1.87%	0.65%
1999	5,340,784	387,578	1.76%	0.59%
2000	5,431,212	390,087	1.69%	0.65%
2001	5,521,482	393,028	1.66%	0.75%
2002	5,610,889	395,969	1.62%	0.75%
2003	5,697,945	398,582	1.55%	0.66%
2004	5,781,626	401,268	1.47%	0.67%
2005	5,869,523	403,834	1.52%	0.64%
2006	5,963,200	405,308	1.6%	0.37%
2007	6,056,236	406,724	1.56%	0.35%
2008	6,148,969	409,379	1.53%	0.65%
2009	6,241,642	412,477	1.51%	0.76%
2010	6,334,194	414,508	1.48%	0.49%
2011	6,426,590	416,268	1.46%	0.42%
2012	6,518,978	420,028	1.44%	0.9%
2013	6,611,385	424,810	1.42%	1.14%
2014	6,703,172	433,481	1.39%	2.04%
2015	6,801,645	444,220	1.47%	2.48%
2016	6,908,802	454,505	1.58%	2.32%
2017	7,018,147	467,106	1.58%	2.77%
2018	7,128,045	483,903	1.57%	3.6%
2019	7,237,636	503,912	1.54%	4.13%
2020	7,346,533	515,490	1.5%	2.3%
2021	7,453,194	518,150	1.45%	0.52%
2022	7,559,007	531,113	1.42%	2.5%
2023	7,664,993	552,747	1.4%	4.07%
2024	7,769,819	574,346	1.37%	3.91%
2025	7,873,043	580,514	1.33%	1.07%
2026	7,974,020	584,351	1.28%	0.66%
2027	8,072,924	586,444	1.24%	0.36%
2028	8,169,794	588,290	1.2%	0.31%
2029	8,264,394	589,776	1.16%	0.25%
2030	8,357,024	590,973	1.12%	0.2%
2031	8,447,769	591,921	1.09%	0.16%
2032	8,536,450	592,622	1.05%	0.12%
2033	8,622,824	592,974	1.01%	0.06%
2034	8,706,826	592,827	0.97%	-0.02%
2035	8,788,759	592,332	0.94%	-0.08%
2036	8,868,880	591,668	0.91%	-0.11%
2037	8,947,241	590,830	0.88%	-0.14%
2038	9,023,864	589,771	0.86%	-0.18%
2039	9,097,889	588,528	0.82%	-0.21%
2040	9,168,998	587,256	0.78%	-0.22%
2041	9,238,108	585,895	0.75%	-0.23%
2042	9,305,405	584,467	0.73%	-0.24%
2043	9,370,049	582,966	0.69%	-0.26%
2044	9,432,310	581,355	0.66%	-0.28%
2045	9,492,501	579,693	0.64%	-0.29%
2046	9,550,341	577,954	0.61%	-0.3%
2047	9,605,804	576,050	0.58%	-0.33%
2048	9,659,037	574,050	0.55%	-0.35%
2049	9,709,614	572,187	0.52%	-0.32%
2050	9,757,279	570,210	0.49%	-0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.