The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,769,819 in 2024 vs 3,524,788 people in Mongolia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 7,954,155 people compared to 3,599,274 in Mongolia.
Population statistics:
- Laos' population is 2.21 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
- For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.48% per year vs +1.79% in Mongolia.
- Since 2005, the population of Laos has increased from 5.87M people to 7.95M (35.5% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.54M to 3.6M (41.9% growth).
- Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 5.6M people in 2100 for Mongolia.
Laos vs Mongolia: live population counter
Laos
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Mongolia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
7954155
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3599274
|
| Population rank | 103/197 | 132/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.1% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
5.01 minutes
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12 minutes
|
| One birth every |
3.22 minutes
|
7.95 minutes
|
| One death every |
11 minutes
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27.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
51.1 minutes
|
4.4 days
|
| Annual migration change | -10,284 | +83 |
| Daily growth/decline | +287 | +120 |
| Annual growth/decline | +104,826 | +43,643 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +1.25% |
| Population growth rate rank | 80/197 | 88/197 |
Laos and Mongolia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Laos
Population
Growth rate
Mongolia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Laos
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Mongolia
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Laos
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Mongolia
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| 1960 | 2,121,514 | 977,595 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,169,796 | 1,009,284 | 2.28% | 3.24% |
| 1962 | 2,219,910 | 1,041,444 | 2.31% | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 2,271,061 | 1,071,362 | 2.3% | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 2,322,826 | 1,100,234 | 2.28% | 2.69% |
| 1965 | 2,376,200 | 1,131,177 | 2.3% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 2,431,084 | 1,163,754 | 2.31% | 2.88% |
| 1967 | 2,487,715 | 1,196,996 | 2.33% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 2,546,377 | 1,229,930 | 2.36% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 2,606,959 | 1,262,284 | 2.38% | 2.63% |
| 1970 | 2,669,702 | 1,295,272 | 2.41% | 2.61% |
| 1971 | 2,734,628 | 1,330,071 | 2.43% | 2.69% |
| 1972 | 2,801,660 | 1,366,821 | 2.45% | 2.76% |
| 1973 | 2,870,573 | 1,405,502 | 2.46% | 2.83% |
| 1974 | 2,939,761 | 1,446,050 | 2.41% | 2.88% |
| 1975 | 3,005,521 | 1,488,296 | 2.24% | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 3,064,876 | 1,531,945 | 1.97% | 2.93% |
| 1977 | 3,118,923 | 1,576,245 | 1.76% | 2.89% |
| 1978 | 3,171,740 | 1,619,468 | 1.69% | 2.74% |
| 1979 | 3,228,202 | 1,660,659 | 1.78% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 3,292,573 | 1,701,335 | 1.99% | 2.45% |
| 1981 | 3,366,631 | 1,742,857 | 2.25% | 2.44% |
| 1982 | 3,450,026 | 1,785,364 | 2.48% | 2.44% |
| 1983 | 3,541,001 | 1,829,092 | 2.64% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 3,637,843 | 1,874,349 | 2.73% | 2.47% |
| 1985 | 3,739,985 | 1,921,514 | 2.81% | 2.52% |
| 1986 | 3,846,715 | 1,970,965 | 2.85% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 3,957,612 | 2,022,800 | 2.88% | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 4,072,601 | 2,076,322 | 2.91% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 4,190,974 | 2,124,185 | 2.91% | 2.31% |
| 1990 | 4,311,955 | 2,098,710 | 2.89% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 4,435,118 | 2,165,342 | 2.86% | 3.17% |
| 1992 | 4,559,646 | 2,167,790 | 2.81% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 4,685,060 | 2,165,130 | 2.75% | -0.12% |
| 1994 | 4,809,220 | 2,189,395 | 2.65% | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 4,929,409 | 2,224,945 | 2.5% | 1.62% |
| 1996 | 5,045,678 | 2,259,507 | 2.36% | 1.55% |
| 1997 | 5,152,011 | 2,291,750 | 2.11% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 5,248,266 | 2,323,809 | 1.87% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 5,340,784 | 2,356,813 | 1.76% | 1.42% |
| 2000 | 5,431,212 | 2,388,299 | 1.69% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 5,521,482 | 2,417,751 | 1.66% | 1.23% |
| 2002 | 5,610,889 | 2,449,027 | 1.62% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 5,697,945 | 2,480,374 | 1.55% | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 5,781,626 | 2,508,412 | 1.47% | 1.13% |
| 2005 | 5,869,523 | 2,536,407 | 1.52% | 1.12% |
| 2006 | 5,963,200 | 2,567,168 | 1.6% | 1.21% |
| 2007 | 6,056,236 | 2,601,850 | 1.56% | 1.35% |
| 2008 | 6,148,969 | 2,643,201 | 1.53% | 1.59% |
| 2009 | 6,241,642 | 2,691,115 | 1.51% | 1.81% |
| 2010 | 6,334,194 | 2,738,622 | 1.48% | 1.77% |
| 2011 | 6,426,590 | 2,786,317 | 1.46% | 1.74% |
| 2012 | 6,518,978 | 2,839,705 | 1.44% | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 6,611,385 | 2,899,011 | 1.42% | 2.09% |
| 2014 | 6,703,172 | 2,963,113 | 1.39% | 2.21% |
| 2015 | 6,801,645 | 3,026,864 | 1.47% | 2.15% |
| 2016 | 6,908,802 | 3,088,856 | 1.58% | 2.05% |
| 2017 | 7,018,147 | 3,148,917 | 1.58% | 1.94% |
| 2018 | 7,128,045 | 3,208,189 | 1.57% | 1.88% |
| 2019 | 7,237,636 | 3,267,673 | 1.54% | 1.85% |
| 2020 | 7,346,533 | 3,327,204 | 1.5% | 1.82% |
| 2021 | 7,453,194 | 3,383,741 | 1.45% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 7,559,007 | 3,433,748 | 1.42% | 1.48% |
| 2023 | 7,664,993 | 3,481,145 | 1.4% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 7,769,819 | 3,524,788 | 1.37% | 1.25% |
| 2025 | 7,873,043 | 3,566,934 | 1.33% | 1.2% |
| 2026 | 7,974,020 | 3,607,194 | 1.28% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 8,072,924 | 3,646,133 | 1.24% | 1.08% |
| 2028 | 8,169,794 | 3,684,133 | 1.2% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 8,264,394 | 3,721,196 | 1.16% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 8,357,024 | 3,757,736 | 1.12% | 0.98% |
| 2031 | 8,447,769 | 3,793,979 | 1.09% | 0.96% |
| 2032 | 8,536,450 | 3,830,403 | 1.05% | 0.96% |
| 2033 | 8,622,824 | 3,867,674 | 1.01% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 8,706,826 | 3,905,872 | 0.97% | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 8,788,759 | 3,944,896 | 0.94% | 1% |
| 2036 | 8,868,880 | 3,984,836 | 0.91% | 1.01% |
| 2037 | 8,947,241 | 4,025,966 | 0.88% | 1.03% |
| 2038 | 9,023,864 | 4,067,894 | 0.86% | 1.04% |
| 2039 | 9,097,889 | 4,110,455 | 0.82% | 1.05% |
| 2040 | 9,168,998 | 4,153,587 | 0.78% | 1.05% |
| 2041 | 9,238,108 | 4,197,027 | 0.75% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 9,305,405 | 4,240,723 | 0.73% | 1.04% |
| 2043 | 9,370,049 | 4,284,073 | 0.69% | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 9,432,310 | 4,327,016 | 0.66% | 1% |
| 2045 | 9,492,501 | 4,369,833 | 0.64% | 0.99% |
| 2046 | 9,550,341 | 4,411,717 | 0.61% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 9,605,804 | 4,452,180 | 0.58% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 9,659,037 | 4,491,289 | 0.55% | 0.88% |
| 2049 | 9,709,614 | 4,529,071 | 0.52% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 9,757,279 | 4,565,277 | 0.49% | 0.8% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Mongolia gained 490,457 people (a 19.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Mongolia's population increased by 572,410 (a 18.9% growth).
Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2005 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.8% to 4,565,277 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.
Biggest cities by population
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Laos
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
| Vang Vieng | 25K |
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Mongolia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Ulaanbaatar | 1.4M |
| Bulgan | 12.3K |
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Population differences between Laos and Mongolia
|
Laos
|
Mongolia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.5 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 28.3 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 25.6 years | 27.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.42 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 87.2 ppl/mi² | 5.86 ppl/mi² |
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