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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,769,819 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 8,004,838 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 16.7 times bigger than Laos'.
  • Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.48% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Laos has increased from 5.96M people to 8M (34.2% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Laos vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Laos
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Laos Mexico
2100 9,342,607 131,182,639
2099 9,389,481 131,943,283
2098 9,435,427 132,700,369
2097 9,480,219 133,455,010
2096 9,524,052 134,204,227
2095 9,567,045 134,949,218
2094 9,609,471 135,687,085
2093 9,651,065 136,415,232
2092 9,691,590 137,127,644
2091 9,731,446 137,833,985
2090 9,770,116 138,527,198
2089 9,807,690 139,208,862
2088 9,844,143 139,874,924
2087 9,879,110 140,530,483
2086 9,912,903 141,174,372
2085 9,945,223 141,805,496
2084 9,975,614 142,415,948
2083 10,005,023 143,009,187
2082 10,032,558 143,579,768
2081 10,058,731 144,138,842
2080 10,083,222 144,677,451
2079 10,106,703 145,195,172
2078 10,128,372 145,691,242
2077 10,148,533 146,165,064
2076 10,165,829 146,616,674
2075 10,182,062 147,046,928
2074 10,196,505 147,455,761
2073 10,208,837 147,841,295
2072 10,218,581 148,201,143
2071 10,225,726 148,534,057
2070 10,231,909 148,848,168
2069 10,235,317 149,134,711
2068 10,235,668 149,395,717
2067 10,233,930 149,630,386
2066 10,228,744 149,842,125
2065 10,222,027 150,029,268
2064 10,212,674 150,187,992
2063 10,200,753 150,319,846
2062 10,186,526 150,424,224
2061 10,169,161 150,502,250
2060 10,149,107 150,555,648
2059 10,126,671 150,577,220
2058 10,100,989 150,569,044
2057 10,072,578 150,535,337
2056 10,041,736 150,475,242
2055 10,008,916 150,384,336
2054 9,972,602 150,263,237
2053 9,933,363 150,110,615
2052 9,891,383 149,923,918
2051 9,846,656 149,705,066
2050 9,799,766 149,450,774
2049 9,750,669 149,166,038
2048 9,697,931 148,836,849
2047 9,643,484 148,478,965
2046 9,586,249 148,081,688
2045 9,527,029 147,647,318
2044 9,465,046 147,173,101
2043 9,401,665 146,667,761
2042 9,334,890 146,123,566
2041 9,266,149 145,543,650
2040 9,195,755 144,931,633
2039 9,122,969 144,286,278
2038 9,046,689 143,601,872
2037 8,968,700 142,883,005
2036 8,888,903 142,138,929
2035 8,807,373 141,359,885
2034 8,723,937 140,554,653
2033 8,638,238 139,713,048
2032 8,550,017 138,843,644
2031 8,459,669 137,947,334
2030 8,367,305 137,023,304
2029 8,273,173 136,071,720
2028 8,176,811 135,090,755
2027 8,078,122 134,081,337
2026 7,977,666 133,042,003
2025 7,874,813 131,970,909
2024 7,769,819 130,861,007
2023 7,664,993 129,739,759
2022 7,559,007 128,613,117
2021 7,453,194 127,648,148
2020 7,346,533 126,799,054
2019 7,237,636 125,762,982
2018 7,128,045 124,573,711
2017 7,018,147 123,400,057
2016 6,908,802 122,251,351
2015 6,801,645 121,072,306
2014 6,703,172 119,784,261
2013 6,611,385 118,343,573
2012 6,518,978 116,818,208
2011 6,426,590 115,243,504
2010 6,334,194 113,623,895
2009 6,241,642 111,999,721
2008 6,148,969 110,374,288
2007 6,056,236 108,774,360
2006 5,963,200 107,253,666
2005 5,869,523 105,811,504
2004 5,781,626 104,394,131
2003 5,697,945 102,978,515
2002 5,610,889 101,548,624
2001 5,521,482 100,099,099
2000 5,431,212 98,625,552
1999 5,340,784 97,115,707
1998 5,248,266 95,575,245
1997 5,152,011 94,021,207
1996 5,045,678 92,452,702
1995 4,929,409 90,862,455
1994 4,809,220 89,259,205
1993 4,685,060 87,653,807
1992 4,559,646 86,044,809
1991 4,435,118 84,430,572
1990 4,311,955 82,820,170
1989 4,190,974 81,247,182
1988 4,072,601 79,695,531
1987 3,957,612 78,136,651
1986 3,846,715 76,585,637
1985 3,739,985 75,043,414
1984 3,637,843 73,506,846
1983 3,541,001 71,971,240
1982 3,450,026 70,433,260
1981 3,366,631 68,892,108
1980 3,292,573 67,300,334
1979 3,228,202 65,648,865
1978 3,171,740 63,979,046
1977 3,118,923 62,308,493
1976 3,064,876 60,645,512
1975 3,005,521 58,982,400
1974 2,939,761 57,320,149
1973 2,870,573 55,667,284
1972 2,801,660 54,030,168
1971 2,734,628 52,412,558
1970 2,669,702 50,814,953
1969 2,606,959 49,233,194
1968 2,546,377 47,668,303
1967 2,487,715 46,129,608
1966 2,431,084 44,629,106
1965 2,376,200 43,174,477
1964 2,322,826 41,772,049
1963 2,271,061 40,424,065
1962 2,219,910 39,129,200
1961 2,169,796 37,890,118
1960 2,121,514 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/laos/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,096,036 people (a 15.9% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Laos' population will grow by 22.4% to 9,799,766 people with a rank change from 103rd to 99th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Laos
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Laos Mexico
2100 -0.5% -0.58%
2099 -0.49% -0.57%
2098 -0.47% -0.57%
2097 -0.46% -0.56%
2096 -0.45% -0.55%
2095 -0.44% -0.54%
2094 -0.43% -0.53%
2093 -0.42% -0.52%
2092 -0.41% -0.51%
2091 -0.4% -0.5%
2090 -0.38% -0.49%
2089 -0.37% -0.48%
2088 -0.35% -0.47%
2087 -0.34% -0.46%
2086 -0.32% -0.45%
2085 -0.3% -0.43%
2084 -0.29% -0.41%
2083 -0.27% -0.4%
2082 -0.26% -0.39%
2081 -0.24% -0.37%
2080 -0.23% -0.36%
2079 -0.21% -0.34%
2078 -0.2% -0.32%
2077 -0.17% -0.31%
2076 -0.16% -0.29%
2075 -0.14% -0.28%
2074 -0.12% -0.26%
2073 -0.1% -0.24%
2072 -0.07% -0.22%
2071 -0.06% -0.21%
2070 -0.03% -0.19%
2069 -0.003% -0.17%
2068 0.02% -0.16%
2067 0.05% -0.14%
2066 0.07% -0.12%
2065 0.09% -0.11%
2064 0.12% -0.09%
2063 0.14% -0.07%
2062 0.17% -0.05%
2061 0.2% -0.04%
2060 0.22% -0.01%
2059 0.25% 0.005%
2058 0.28% 0.02%
2057 0.31% 0.04%
2056 0.33% 0.06%
2055 0.36% 0.08%
2054 0.4% 0.1%
2053 0.42% 0.12%
2052 0.45% 0.15%
2051 0.48% 0.17%
2050 0.5% 0.19%
2049 0.54% 0.22%
2048 0.56% 0.24%
2047 0.6% 0.27%
2046 0.62% 0.29%
2045 0.65% 0.32%
2044 0.67% 0.34%
2043 0.72% 0.37%
2042 0.74% 0.4%
2041 0.77% 0.42%
2040 0.8% 0.45%
2039 0.84% 0.48%
2038 0.87% 0.5%
2037 0.9% 0.52%
2036 0.93% 0.55%
2035 0.96% 0.57%
2034 0.99% 0.6%
2033 1.03% 0.63%
2032 1.07% 0.65%
2031 1.1% 0.67%
2030 1.14% 0.7%
2029 1.18% 0.73%
2028 1.22% 0.75%
2027 1.26% 0.78%
2026 1.31% 0.81%
2025 1.35% 0.85%
2024 1.37% 0.86%
2023 1.4% 0.88%
2022 1.42% 0.76%
2021 1.45% 0.67%
2020 1.5% 0.82%
2019 1.54% 0.95%
2018 1.57% 0.95%
2017 1.58% 0.94%
2016 1.58% 0.97%
2015 1.47% 1.08%
2014 1.39% 1.22%
2013 1.42% 1.31%
2012 1.44% 1.37%
2011 1.46% 1.43%
2010 1.48% 1.45%
2009 1.51% 1.47%
2008 1.53% 1.47%
2007 1.56% 1.42%
2006 1.6% 1.36%
2005 1.52% 1.36%
2004 1.47% 1.37%
2003 1.55% 1.41%
2002 1.62% 1.45%
2001 1.66% 1.49%
2000 1.69% 1.55%
1999 1.76% 1.61%
1998 1.87% 1.65%
1997 2.11% 1.7%
1996 2.36% 1.75%
1995 2.5% 1.8%
1994 2.65% 1.83%
1993 2.75% 1.87%
1992 2.81% 1.91%
1991 2.86% 1.94%
1990 2.89% 1.94%
1989 2.91% 1.95%
1988 2.91% 2%
1987 2.88% 2.03%
1986 2.85% 2.06%
1985 2.81% 2.09%
1984 2.73% 2.13%
1983 2.64% 2.18%
1982 2.48% 2.24%
1981 2.25% 2.37%
1980 1.99% 2.52%
1979 1.78% 2.61%
1978 1.69% 2.68%
1977 1.76% 2.74%
1976 1.97% 2.82%
1975 2.24% 2.9%
1974 2.41% 2.97%
1973 2.46% 3.03%
1972 2.45% 3.09%
1971 2.43% 3.14%
1970 2.41% 3.21%
1969 2.38% 3.28%
1968 2.36% 3.34%
1967 2.33% 3.36%
1966 2.31% 3.37%
1965 2.3% 3.36%
1964 2.28% 3.33%
1963 2.3% 3.31%
1962 2.31% 3.27%
1961 2.28% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/laos/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Laos grew by 1.37%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Laos Mexico
Current population
8004838
133323134
Population rank 103/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.1% 1.61%
One net population change
5.01 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
3.22 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +287 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +104,826 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 110/197
One migration net change every
49.5 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -10,645 -108,037
Net migration rank 134/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 51,446 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 149/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 166/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Laos
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Laos Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,645 - -108,037
2024 - -10,284 - -104,581
2023 115,359 -10,003 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 116,620 -10,003 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 115,323 -10,305 936,682 -122,791
2020 118,609 -10,305 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 119,797 -10,305 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 119,986 -10,305 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 120,515 -10,400 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 119,978 -11,401 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 118,723 -12,991 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 118,103 -26,881 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 119,845 -27,492 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 121,324 -28,871 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 122,863 -30,538 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 122,516 -30,046 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 122,174 -29,545 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 121,042 -28,318 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 119,980 -27,233 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 118,602 -25,286 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 118,165 -24,138 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 121,888 -40,120 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 122,158 -36,572 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 122,110 -33,595 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 123,847 -33,552 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 124,201 -33,965 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 127,255 -36,632 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 128,409 -33,997 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 130,388 -32,288 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 131,142 -16,574 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 132,241 -14,279 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 134,201 -11,782 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 135,295 -9,390 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 132,417 -7,502 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 129,523 -5,390 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 125,297 -3,100 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 121,044 -1,272 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 117,050 -80 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 113,005 0 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 109,266 -475 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 106,047 -1,376 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 102,318 -2,698 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 98,178 -4,108 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 94,058 -6,184 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 89,963 -11,061 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 86,548 -17,339 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 82,852 -23,317 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 80,604 -27,208 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 79,149 -26,908 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 77,575 -21,738 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 76,725 -13,858 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 74,652 -6,000 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 70,513 -774 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 68,095 0 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 65,959 0 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 63,896 0 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 61,595 0 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 59,567 0 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 57,763 0 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 55,494 0 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 54,268 0 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 52,482 0 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 51,056 0 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 51,244 0 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 48,992 0 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 47,575 0 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/laos/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 90.6% of the population change in Laos is from natural causes (a gain of 1,183,013 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 122,899 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 51,446 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Laos, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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