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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,769,819 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 8,004,838 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 4.61 times bigger than Laos'.
  • Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.48% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Laos has increased from 5.96M people to 8M (34.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Laos vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Laos
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Laos Mozambique
2100 9,342,607 105,684,658
2099 9,389,481 105,291,198
2098 9,435,427 104,859,475
2097 9,480,219 104,428,679
2096 9,524,052 103,962,668
2095 9,567,045 103,480,514
2094 9,609,471 102,989,197
2093 9,651,065 102,464,565
2092 9,691,590 101,929,545
2091 9,731,446 101,410,418
2090 9,770,116 100,829,728
2089 9,807,690 100,211,758
2088 9,844,143 99,594,130
2087 9,879,110 98,943,096
2086 9,912,903 98,288,529
2085 9,945,223 97,609,760
2084 9,975,614 96,926,143
2083 10,005,023 96,193,441
2082 10,032,558 95,449,095
2081 10,058,731 94,708,064
2080 10,083,222 93,957,824
2079 10,106,703 93,171,561
2078 10,128,372 92,350,666
2077 10,148,533 91,530,198
2076 10,165,829 90,699,125
2075 10,182,062 89,848,943
2074 10,196,505 88,999,187
2073 10,208,837 88,113,398
2072 10,218,581 87,210,961
2071 10,225,726 86,283,286
2070 10,231,909 85,349,704
2069 10,235,317 84,361,565
2068 10,235,668 83,400,997
2067 10,233,930 82,437,397
2066 10,228,744 81,437,030
2065 10,222,027 80,446,244
2064 10,212,674 79,433,801
2063 10,200,753 78,430,632
2062 10,186,526 77,376,597
2061 10,169,161 76,274,806
2060 10,149,107 75,197,384
2059 10,126,671 74,082,771
2058 10,100,989 72,958,774
2057 10,072,578 71,828,186
2056 10,041,736 70,677,889
2055 10,008,916 69,542,373
2054 9,972,602 68,419,331
2053 9,933,363 67,306,817
2052 9,891,383 66,163,407
2051 9,846,656 65,032,770
2050 9,799,766 63,898,302
2049 9,750,669 62,731,532
2048 9,697,931 61,579,833
2047 9,643,484 60,424,101
2046 9,586,249 59,273,421
2045 9,527,029 58,132,244
2044 9,465,046 56,969,604
2043 9,401,665 55,814,906
2042 9,334,890 54,633,120
2041 9,266,149 53,476,191
2040 9,195,755 52,305,805
2039 9,122,969 51,136,087
2038 9,046,689 49,973,820
2037 8,968,700 48,827,661
2036 8,888,903 47,668,628
2035 8,807,373 46,520,419
2034 8,723,937 45,358,645
2033 8,638,238 44,229,218
2032 8,550,017 43,102,655
2031 8,459,669 41,993,535
2030 8,367,305 40,901,742
2029 8,273,173 39,818,379
2028 8,176,811 38,748,841
2027 8,078,122 37,696,739
2026 7,977,666 36,660,958
2025 7,874,813 35,650,681
2024 7,769,819 34,631,766
2023 7,664,993 33,635,160
2022 7,559,007 32,656,246
2021 7,453,194 31,707,800
2020 7,346,533 30,783,688
2019 7,237,636 29,884,380
2018 7,128,045 29,018,644
2017 7,018,147 28,166,393
2016 6,908,802 27,337,105
2015 6,801,645 26,547,572
2014 6,703,172 25,788,475
2013 6,611,385 25,051,611
2012 6,518,978 24,337,846
2011 6,426,590 23,649,039
2010 6,334,194 22,999,235
2009 6,241,642 22,391,745
2008 6,148,969 21,819,036
2007 6,056,236 21,287,635
2006 5,963,200 20,787,087
2005 5,869,523 20,304,569
2004 5,781,626 19,840,313
2003 5,697,945 19,392,475
2002 5,610,889 18,958,338
2001 5,521,482 18,537,729
2000 5,431,212 18,129,653
1999 5,340,784 17,734,506
1998 5,248,266 17,340,464
1997 5,152,011 16,949,982
1996 5,045,678 16,492,480
1995 4,929,409 15,960,530
1994 4,809,220 15,033,853
1993 4,685,060 14,051,192
1992 4,559,646 13,613,316
1991 4,435,118 13,352,090
1990 4,311,955 13,094,537
1989 4,190,974 12,906,842
1988 4,072,601 12,800,558
1987 3,957,612 12,822,574
1986 3,846,715 12,770,578
1985 3,739,985 12,548,949
1984 3,637,843 12,315,954
1983 3,541,001 12,073,822
1982 3,450,026 11,824,370
1981 3,366,631 11,568,127
1980 3,292,573 11,336,221
1979 3,228,202 11,028,809
1978 3,171,740 10,618,250
1977 3,118,923 10,224,975
1976 3,064,876 9,867,209
1975 3,005,521 9,540,817
1974 2,939,761 9,236,093
1973 2,870,573 8,954,242
1972 2,801,660 8,692,935
1971 2,734,628 8,456,317
1970 2,669,702 8,250,506
1969 2,606,959 8,066,951
1968 2,546,377 7,892,613
1967 2,487,715 7,724,550
1966 2,431,084 7,562,990
1965 2,376,200 7,406,421
1964 2,322,826 7,255,061
1963 2,271,061 7,109,828
1962 2,219,910 6,969,364
1961 2,169,796 6,834,936
1960 2,121,514 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,096,036 people (a 15.9% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Laos
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Laos Mozambique
2100 -0.5% 0.37%
2099 -0.49% 0.41%
2098 -0.47% 0.41%
2097 -0.46% 0.45%
2096 -0.45% 0.47%
2095 -0.44% 0.48%
2094 -0.43% 0.51%
2093 -0.42% 0.52%
2092 -0.41% 0.51%
2091 -0.4% 0.58%
2090 -0.38% 0.62%
2089 -0.37% 0.62%
2088 -0.35% 0.66%
2087 -0.34% 0.67%
2086 -0.32% 0.7%
2085 -0.3% 0.71%
2084 -0.29% 0.76%
2083 -0.27% 0.78%
2082 -0.26% 0.78%
2081 -0.24% 0.8%
2080 -0.23% 0.84%
2079 -0.21% 0.89%
2078 -0.2% 0.9%
2077 -0.17% 0.92%
2076 -0.16% 0.95%
2075 -0.14% 0.95%
2074 -0.12% 1.01%
2073 -0.1% 1.03%
2072 -0.07% 1.08%
2071 -0.06% 1.09%
2070 -0.03% 1.17%
2069 -0.003% 1.15%
2068 0.02% 1.17%
2067 0.05% 1.23%
2066 0.07% 1.23%
2065 0.09% 1.27%
2064 0.12% 1.28%
2063 0.14% 1.36%
2062 0.17% 1.44%
2061 0.2% 1.43%
2060 0.22% 1.5%
2059 0.25% 1.54%
2058 0.28% 1.57%
2057 0.31% 1.63%
2056 0.33% 1.63%
2055 0.36% 1.64%
2054 0.4% 1.65%
2053 0.42% 1.73%
2052 0.45% 1.74%
2051 0.48% 1.78%
2050 0.5% 1.86%
2049 0.54% 1.87%
2048 0.56% 1.91%
2047 0.6% 1.94%
2046 0.62% 1.96%
2045 0.65% 2.04%
2044 0.67% 2.07%
2043 0.72% 2.16%
2042 0.74% 2.16%
2041 0.77% 2.24%
2040 0.8% 2.29%
2039 0.84% 2.33%
2038 0.87% 2.35%
2037 0.9% 2.43%
2036 0.93% 2.47%
2035 0.96% 2.56%
2034 0.99% 2.55%
2033 1.03% 2.61%
2032 1.07% 2.64%
2031 1.1% 2.67%
2030 1.14% 2.72%
2029 1.18% 2.76%
2028 1.22% 2.79%
2027 1.26% 2.83%
2026 1.31% 2.83%
2025 1.35% 2.94%
2024 1.37% 2.96%
2023 1.4% 3%
2022 1.42% 2.99%
2021 1.45% 3%
2020 1.5% 3.01%
2019 1.54% 2.98%
2018 1.57% 3.03%
2017 1.58% 3.03%
2016 1.58% 2.97%
2015 1.47% 2.94%
2014 1.39% 2.94%
2013 1.42% 2.93%
2012 1.44% 2.91%
2011 1.46% 2.83%
2010 1.48% 2.71%
2009 1.51% 2.62%
2008 1.53% 2.5%
2007 1.56% 2.41%
2006 1.6% 2.38%
2005 1.52% 2.34%
2004 1.47% 2.31%
2003 1.55% 2.29%
2002 1.62% 2.27%
2001 1.66% 2.25%
2000 1.69% 2.23%
1999 1.76% 2.27%
1998 1.87% 2.3%
1997 2.11% 2.77%
1996 2.36% 3.33%
1995 2.5% 6.16%
1994 2.65% 6.99%
1993 2.75% 3.22%
1992 2.81% 1.96%
1991 2.86% 1.97%
1990 2.89% 1.45%
1989 2.91% 0.83%
1988 2.91% -0.17%
1987 2.88% 0.41%
1986 2.85% 1.77%
1985 2.81% 1.89%
1984 2.73% 2.01%
1983 2.64% 2.11%
1982 2.48% 2.22%
1981 2.25% 2.05%
1980 1.99% 2.79%
1979 1.78% 3.87%
1978 1.69% 3.85%
1977 1.76% 3.63%
1976 1.97% 3.42%
1975 2.24% 3.3%
1974 2.41% 3.15%
1973 2.46% 3.01%
1972 2.45% 2.8%
1971 2.43% 2.49%
1970 2.41% 2.28%
1969 2.38% 2.21%
1968 2.36% 2.18%
1967 2.33% 2.14%
1966 2.31% 2.11%
1965 2.3% 2.09%
1964 2.28% 2.04%
1963 2.3% 2.02%
1962 2.31% 1.97%
1961 2.28% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Laos grew by 1.37%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Laos Mozambique
Current population
8004838
36941128
Population rank 103/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.1% 0.45%
One net population change
5.01 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
3.22 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +287 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +104,826 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 16/197
One migration net change every
49.5 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -10,645 -65,573
Net migration rank 134/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 51,446 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 149/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 166/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Laos
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Laos Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,645 - -65,573
2024 - -10,284 - -38,940
2023 115,359 -10,003 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 116,620 -10,003 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 115,323 -10,305 951,234 -23,103
2020 118,609 -10,305 945,952 -25,864
2019 119,797 -10,305 927,581 -49,080
2018 119,986 -10,305 903,176 -50,224
2017 120,515 -10,400 876,594 -25,043
2016 119,978 -11,401 850,430 -43,398
2015 118,723 -12,991 824,435 -52,374
2014 118,103 -26,881 799,778 -53,625
2013 119,845 -27,492 784,641 -57,067
2012 121,324 -28,871 763,088 -63,131
2011 122,863 -30,538 741,303 -63,638
2010 122,516 -30,046 719,025 -97,079
2009 122,174 -29,545 693,673 -100,625
2008 121,042 -28,318 654,920 -102,534
2007 119,980 -27,233 610,913 -100,490
2006 118,602 -25,286 586,009 -95,333
2005 118,165 -24,138 570,132 -95,770
2004 121,888 -40,120 554,973 -100,824
2003 122,158 -36,572 540,992 -99,484
2002 122,110 -33,595 529,867 -103,102
2001 123,847 -33,552 519,594 -105,130
2000 124,201 -33,965 506,162 -104,476
1999 127,255 -36,632 491,814 -103,223
1998 128,409 -33,997 474,453 -74,952
1997 130,388 -32,288 461,209 -79,732
1996 131,142 -16,574 442,559 90,975
1995 132,241 -14,279 421,630 108,751
1994 134,201 -11,782 384,821 938,163
1993 135,295 -9,390 369,518 272,829
1992 132,417 -7,502 362,373 -128,960
1991 129,523 -5,390 357,676 -68,644
1990 125,297 -3,100 353,290 -127,215
1989 121,044 -1,272 348,833 -199,509
1988 117,050 -80 349,480 -286,247
1987 113,005 0 334,438 -441,710
1986 109,266 -475 332,609 -121,350
1985 106,047 -1,376 307,625 -75,642
1984 102,318 -2,698 304,524 -70,532
1983 98,178 -4,108 324,158 -73,899
1982 94,058 -6,184 321,493 -72,852
1981 89,963 -11,061 322,207 -58,347
1980 86,548 -17,339 349,586 -149,650
1979 82,852 -23,317 331,162 83,699
1978 80,604 -27,208 310,403 95,859
1977 79,149 -26,908 289,193 91,082
1976 77,575 -21,738 273,924 61,326
1975 76,725 -13,858 257,984 59,562
1974 74,652 -6,000 240,665 51,238
1973 70,513 -774 226,847 44,951
1972 68,095 0 215,793 35,023
1971 65,959 0 211,137 11,297
1970 63,896 0 207,385 -18,197
1969 61,595 0 202,174 -24,251
1968 59,567 0 197,623 -26,872
1967 57,763 0 193,044 -27,672
1966 55,494 0 189,218 -31,462
1965 54,268 0 185,931 -30,538
1964 52,482 0 182,334 -35,005
1963 51,056 0 180,867 -37,738
1962 51,244 0 176,297 -38,504
1961 48,992 0 171,236 -40,181
1960 47,575 0 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/laos/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 51,446 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Laos, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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