Population in Laos compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Laos and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Netherlands	Laos	Netherlands
1960	2,121,514	11,486,631	-	-
1961	2,169,796	11,638,712	2.28%	1.32%
1962	2,219,910	11,805,689	2.31%	1.43%
1963	2,271,061	11,965,966	2.3%	1.36%
1964	2,322,826	12,127,120	2.28%	1.35%
1965	2,376,200	12,294,732	2.3%	1.38%
1966	2,431,084	12,456,251	2.31%	1.31%
1967	2,487,715	12,598,201	2.33%	1.14%
1968	2,546,377	12,729,721	2.36%	1.04%
1969	2,606,959	12,877,984	2.38%	1.16%
1970	2,669,702	13,038,526	2.41%	1.25%
1971	2,734,628	13,194,497	2.43%	1.2%
1972	2,801,660	13,328,593	2.45%	1.02%
1973	2,870,573	13,439,322	2.46%	0.83%
1974	2,939,761	13,545,056	2.41%	0.79%
1975	3,005,521	13,666,335	2.24%	0.9%
1976	3,064,876	13,774,037	1.97%	0.79%
1977	3,118,923	13,856,185	1.76%	0.6%
1978	3,171,740	13,941,700	1.69%	0.62%
1979	3,228,202	14,038,270	1.78%	0.69%
1980	3,292,573	14,149,800	1.99%	0.79%
1981	3,366,631	14,247,208	2.25%	0.69%
1982	3,450,026	14,312,690	2.48%	0.46%
1983	3,541,001	14,367,070	2.64%	0.38%
1984	3,637,843	14,424,211	2.73%	0.4%
1985	3,739,985	14,491,632	2.81%	0.47%
1986	3,846,715	14,572,278	2.85%	0.56%
1987	3,957,612	14,665,037	2.88%	0.64%
1988	4,072,601	14,760,094	2.91%	0.65%
1989	4,190,974	14,848,907	2.91%	0.6%
1990	4,311,955	14,951,510	2.89%	0.69%
1991	4,435,118	15,069,798	2.86%	0.79%
1992	4,559,646	15,184,166	2.81%	0.76%
1993	4,685,060	15,290,368	2.75%	0.7%
1994	4,809,220	15,382,838	2.65%	0.6%
1995	4,929,409	15,459,006	2.5%	0.5%
1996	5,045,678	15,530,498	2.36%	0.46%
1997	5,152,011	15,610,650	2.11%	0.52%
1998	5,248,266	15,707,209	1.87%	0.62%
1999	5,340,784	15,812,088	1.76%	0.67%
2000	5,431,212	15,925,513	1.69%	0.72%
2001	5,521,482	16,046,180	1.66%	0.76%
2002	5,610,889	16,148,929	1.62%	0.64%
2003	5,697,945	16,225,302	1.55%	0.47%
2004	5,781,626	16,281,779	1.47%	0.35%
2005	5,869,523	16,319,868	1.52%	0.23%
2006	5,963,200	16,346,101	1.6%	0.16%
2007	6,056,236	16,381,696	1.56%	0.22%
2008	6,148,969	16,445,593	1.53%	0.39%
2009	6,241,642	16,530,388	1.51%	0.52%
2010	6,334,194	16,615,394	1.48%	0.51%
2011	6,426,590	16,693,074	1.46%	0.47%
2012	6,518,978	16,754,962	1.44%	0.37%
2013	6,611,385	16,804,432	1.42%	0.3%
2014	6,703,172	16,865,008	1.39%	0.36%
2015	6,801,645	16,939,923	1.47%	0.44%
2016	6,908,802	17,030,314	1.58%	0.53%
2017	7,018,147	17,131,296	1.58%	0.59%
2018	7,128,045	17,231,624	1.57%	0.59%
2019	7,237,636	17,344,874	1.54%	0.66%
2020	7,346,533	17,441,500	1.5%	0.56%
2021	7,453,194	17,533,044	1.45%	0.52%
2022	7,559,007	17,700,982	1.42%	0.96%
2023	7,664,993	17,877,117	1.4%	1%
2024	7,769,819	17,994,237	1.37%	0.66%
2025	7,873,043	18,110,800	1.33%	0.65%
2026	7,974,020	18,211,436	1.28%	0.56%
2027	8,072,924	18,299,531	1.24%	0.48%
2028	8,169,794	18,379,573	1.2%	0.44%
2029	8,264,394	18,452,044	1.16%	0.39%
2030	8,357,024	18,515,913	1.12%	0.35%
2031	8,447,769	18,571,934	1.09%	0.3%
2032	8,536,450	18,621,087	1.05%	0.26%
2033	8,622,824	18,664,975	1.01%	0.24%
2034	8,706,826	18,702,456	0.97%	0.2%
2035	8,788,759	18,733,223	0.94%	0.16%
2036	8,868,880	18,760,054	0.91%	0.14%
2037	8,947,241	18,781,793	0.88%	0.12%
2038	9,023,864	18,798,283	0.86%	0.09%
2039	9,097,889	18,810,276	0.82%	0.06%
2040	9,168,998	18,817,745	0.78%	0.04%
2041	9,238,108	18,820,870	0.75%	0.02%
2042	9,305,405	18,819,607	0.73%	-0.007%
2043	9,370,049	18,815,261	0.69%	-0.02%
2044	9,432,310	18,807,564	0.66%	-0.04%
2045	9,492,501	18,797,005	0.64%	-0.06%
2046	9,550,341	18,785,724	0.61%	-0.06%
2047	9,605,804	18,771,651	0.58%	-0.07%
2048	9,659,037	18,754,325	0.55%	-0.09%
2049	9,709,614	18,735,299	0.52%	-0.1%
2050	9,757,279	18,714,579	0.49%	-0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.