Population in Laos compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Laos and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Marshall Islands	Laos	Marshall Islands
1960	2,121,514	14,703	-	-
1961	2,169,796	15,219	2.28%	3.51%
1962	2,219,910	15,755	2.31%	3.52%
1963	2,271,061	16,302	2.3%	3.47%
1964	2,322,826	16,852	2.28%	3.37%
1965	2,376,200	17,402	2.3%	3.26%
1966	2,431,084	17,927	2.31%	3.02%
1967	2,487,715	18,655	2.33%	4.06%
1968	2,546,377	19,862	2.36%	6.47%
1969	2,606,959	21,305	2.38%	7.27%
1970	2,669,702	22,530	2.41%	5.75%
1971	2,734,628	23,366	2.43%	3.71%
1972	2,801,660	23,992	2.45%	2.68%
1973	2,870,573	24,581	2.46%	2.45%
1974	2,939,761	25,296	2.41%	2.91%
1975	3,005,521	26,154	2.24%	3.39%
1976	3,064,876	27,021	1.97%	3.31%
1977	3,118,923	27,906	1.76%	3.28%
1978	3,171,740	28,809	1.69%	3.24%
1979	3,228,202	29,738	1.78%	3.22%
1980	3,292,573	30,774	1.99%	3.48%
1981	3,366,631	32,017	2.25%	4.04%
1982	3,450,026	33,397	2.48%	4.31%
1983	3,541,001	34,811	2.64%	4.23%
1984	3,637,843	36,264	2.73%	4.17%
1985	3,739,985	37,761	2.81%	4.13%
1986	3,846,715	39,286	2.85%	4.04%
1987	3,957,612	40,828	2.88%	3.93%
1988	4,072,601	42,321	2.91%	3.66%
1989	4,190,974	43,586	2.91%	2.99%
1990	4,311,955	44,629	2.89%	2.39%
1991	4,435,118	45,568	2.86%	2.1%
1992	4,559,646	46,388	2.81%	1.8%
1993	4,685,060	47,093	2.75%	1.52%
1994	4,809,220	47,712	2.65%	1.31%
1995	4,929,409	48,266	2.5%	1.16%
1996	5,045,678	48,775	2.36%	1.05%
1997	5,152,011	49,259	2.11%	0.99%
1998	5,248,266	49,717	1.87%	0.93%
1999	5,340,784	50,202	1.76%	0.98%
2000	5,431,212	50,706	1.69%	1%
2001	5,521,482	51,123	1.66%	0.82%
2002	5,610,889	51,425	1.62%	0.59%
2003	5,697,945	51,639	1.55%	0.42%
2004	5,781,626	51,791	1.47%	0.29%
2005	5,869,523	51,906	1.52%	0.22%
2006	5,963,200	51,992	1.6%	0.17%
2007	6,056,236	52,035	1.56%	0.08%
2008	6,148,969	52,030	1.53%	-0.01%
2009	6,241,642	52,019	1.51%	-0.02%
2010	6,334,194	52,044	1.48%	0.05%
2011	6,426,590	51,907	1.46%	-0.26%
2012	6,518,978	51,419	1.44%	-0.94%
2013	6,611,385	50,681	1.42%	-1.44%
2014	6,703,172	49,796	1.39%	-1.75%
2015	6,801,645	48,800	1.47%	-2%
2016	6,908,802	47,709	1.58%	-2.24%
2017	7,018,147	46,529	1.58%	-2.47%
2018	7,128,045	45,285	1.57%	-2.67%
2019	7,237,636	44,007	1.54%	-2.82%
2020	7,346,533	42,706	1.5%	-2.96%
2021	7,453,194	41,367	1.45%	-3.14%
2022	7,559,007	40,077	1.42%	-3.12%
2023	7,664,993	38,827	1.4%	-3.12%
2024	7,769,819	37,548	1.37%	-3.29%
2025	7,873,043	36,281	1.33%	-3.37%
2026	7,974,020	35,078	1.28%	-3.32%
2027	8,072,924	33,976	1.24%	-3.14%
2028	8,169,794	32,977	1.2%	-2.94%
2029	8,264,394	32,054	1.16%	-2.8%
2030	8,357,024	31,191	1.12%	-2.69%
2031	8,447,769	30,420	1.09%	-2.47%
2032	8,536,450	29,740	1.05%	-2.23%
2033	8,622,824	29,142	1.01%	-2.01%
2034	8,706,826	28,608	0.97%	-1.83%
2035	8,788,759	28,147	0.94%	-1.61%
2036	8,868,880	27,751	0.91%	-1.41%
2037	8,947,241	27,405	0.88%	-1.25%
2038	9,023,864	27,092	0.86%	-1.14%
2039	9,097,889	26,836	0.82%	-0.94%
2040	9,168,998	26,598	0.78%	-0.89%
2041	9,238,108	26,396	0.75%	-0.76%
2042	9,305,405	26,217	0.73%	-0.68%
2043	9,370,049	26,054	0.69%	-0.62%
2044	9,432,310	25,913	0.66%	-0.54%
2045	9,492,501	25,777	0.64%	-0.52%
2046	9,550,341	25,653	0.61%	-0.48%
2047	9,605,804	25,543	0.58%	-0.43%
2048	9,659,037	25,429	0.55%	-0.45%
2049	9,709,614	25,311	0.52%	-0.46%
2050	9,757,279	25,195	0.49%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.