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

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The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,873,046 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 8,027,464 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 30.5 times bigger than Laos'.
  • Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.05% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.47% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Laos has increased from 5.96M people to 8.03M (34.6% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Laos vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Laos
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Laos Nigeria
2100 9,340,510 481,640,156
2099 9,387,374 481,456,918
2098 9,433,309 481,181,892
2097 9,478,091 480,838,161
2096 9,521,914 480,422,467
2095 9,564,898 479,938,579
2094 9,607,314 479,395,022
2093 9,648,899 478,769,369
2092 9,689,414 478,059,864
2091 9,729,262 477,236,907
2090 9,767,923 476,329,495
2089 9,805,489 475,326,347
2088 9,841,933 474,231,442
2087 9,876,893 473,035,563
2086 9,910,678 471,732,001
2085 9,942,991 470,328,175
2084 9,973,375 468,806,172
2083 10,002,778 467,187,453
2082 10,030,306 465,472,417
2081 10,056,473 463,643,190
2080 10,080,959 461,705,493
2079 10,104,434 459,644,523
2078 10,126,099 457,477,264
2077 10,146,255 455,218,871
2076 10,163,547 452,849,991
2075 10,179,776 450,367,356
2074 10,194,216 447,789,885
2073 10,206,546 445,117,028
2072 10,216,287 442,340,440
2071 10,223,430 439,464,323
2070 10,229,612 436,505,329
2069 10,233,020 433,437,998
2068 10,233,371 430,286,232
2067 10,231,633 427,032,499
2066 10,226,448 423,702,640
2065 10,219,732 420,285,359
2064 10,210,382 416,778,394
2063 10,198,463 413,198,800
2062 10,184,239 409,551,159
2061 10,166,878 405,827,482
2060 10,146,829 402,041,765
2059 10,124,398 398,197,311
2058 10,098,721 394,284,767
2057 10,070,317 390,311,065
2056 10,039,482 386,267,580
2055 10,006,669 382,162,992
2054 9,970,363 378,000,511
2053 9,931,133 373,769,779
2052 9,889,162 369,472,476
2051 9,844,445 365,120,741
2050 9,797,566 360,706,317
2049 9,748,481 356,243,287
2048 9,695,755 351,724,743
2047 9,641,319 347,142,279
2046 9,584,097 342,505,549
2045 9,524,890 337,807,869
2044 9,462,921 333,050,132
2043 9,399,555 328,230,652
2042 9,332,795 323,363,366
2041 9,264,069 318,443,989
2040 9,193,691 313,468,061
2039 9,120,921 308,450,008
2038 9,044,658 303,399,842
2037 8,966,687 298,327,800
2036 8,886,908 293,227,654
2035 8,805,396 288,115,630
2034 8,721,979 282,995,818
2033 8,636,299 277,875,880
2032 8,548,097 272,747,599
2031 8,457,770 267,645,657
2030 8,365,427 262,562,767
2029 8,271,316 257,484,616
2028 8,174,975 252,445,821
2027 8,076,308 247,437,680
2026 7,975,876 242,458,365
2025 7,873,046 237,527,782
2024 7,769,819 232,679,478
2023 7,664,993 227,882,945
2022 7,559,007 223,150,896
2021 7,453,194 218,529,286
2020 7,346,533 213,996,181
2019 7,237,636 209,485,641
2018 7,128,045 204,938,755
2017 7,018,147 200,254,579
2016 6,908,802 195,443,700
2015 6,801,645 190,671,878
2014 6,703,172 185,896,915
2013 6,611,385 181,049,443
2012 6,518,978 176,200,625
2011 6,426,590 171,379,598
2010 6,334,194 166,642,886
2009 6,241,642 162,049,464
2008 6,148,969 157,595,014
2007 6,056,236 153,267,261
2006 5,963,200 149,077,334
2005 5,869,523 145,017,253
2004 5,781,626 141,057,045
2003 5,697,945 137,202,644
2002 5,610,889 133,471,989
2001 5,521,482 129,862,595
2000 5,431,212 126,382,494
1999 5,340,784 123,047,320
1998 5,248,266 119,846,254
1997 5,152,011 116,754,792
1996 5,045,678 113,754,779
1995 4,929,409 110,819,428
1994 4,809,220 107,935,714
1993 4,685,060 105,122,069
1992 4,559,646 102,372,770
1991 4,435,118 99,720,162
1990 4,311,955 97,120,925
1989 4,190,974 94,531,014
1988 4,072,601 92,020,090
1987 3,957,612 89,591,716
1986 3,846,715 87,235,953
1985 3,739,985 84,897,973
1984 3,637,843 82,526,443
1983 3,541,001 80,438,260
1982 3,450,026 78,378,701
1981 3,366,631 76,068,103
1980 3,292,573 73,764,641
1979 3,228,202 71,498,242
1978 3,171,740 69,326,532
1977 3,118,923 67,234,590
1976 3,064,876 65,258,009
1975 3,005,521 63,410,815
1974 2,939,761 61,679,144
1973 2,870,573 60,082,139
1972 2,801,660 58,601,748
1971 2,734,628 57,214,684
1970 2,669,702 55,893,838
1969 2,606,959 54,631,914
1968 2,546,377 53,432,783
1967 2,487,715 52,293,065
1966 2,431,084 51,188,234
1965 2,376,200 50,086,764
1964 2,322,826 49,012,016
1963 2,271,061 47,973,575
1962 2,219,910 46,965,292
1961 2,169,796 45,989,310
1960 2,121,514 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,118,662 people (a 16.2% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Laos was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Laos' population will grow by 22.1% to 9,797,566 people with a rank change from 103rd to 99th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Laos
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Laos Nigeria
2100 -0.5% 0.04%
2099 -0.49% 0.06%
2098 -0.47% 0.07%
2097 -0.46% 0.09%
2096 -0.45% 0.1%
2095 -0.44% 0.11%
2094 -0.43% 0.13%
2093 -0.42% 0.15%
2092 -0.41% 0.17%
2091 -0.4% 0.19%
2090 -0.38% 0.21%
2089 -0.37% 0.23%
2088 -0.35% 0.25%
2087 -0.34% 0.28%
2086 -0.32% 0.3%
2085 -0.3% 0.32%
2084 -0.29% 0.35%
2083 -0.27% 0.37%
2082 -0.26% 0.39%
2081 -0.24% 0.42%
2080 -0.23% 0.45%
2079 -0.21% 0.47%
2078 -0.2% 0.5%
2077 -0.17% 0.52%
2076 -0.16% 0.55%
2075 -0.14% 0.58%
2074 -0.12% 0.6%
2073 -0.1% 0.63%
2072 -0.07% 0.65%
2071 -0.06% 0.68%
2070 -0.03% 0.71%
2069 -0.003% 0.73%
2068 0.02% 0.76%
2067 0.05% 0.79%
2066 0.07% 0.81%
2065 0.09% 0.84%
2064 0.12% 0.87%
2063 0.14% 0.89%
2062 0.17% 0.92%
2061 0.2% 0.94%
2060 0.22% 0.97%
2059 0.25% 0.99%
2058 0.28% 1.02%
2057 0.31% 1.05%
2056 0.33% 1.07%
2055 0.36% 1.1%
2054 0.4% 1.13%
2053 0.42% 1.16%
2052 0.45% 1.19%
2051 0.48% 1.22%
2050 0.5% 1.25%
2049 0.54% 1.28%
2048 0.56% 1.32%
2047 0.6% 1.35%
2046 0.62% 1.39%
2045 0.65% 1.43%
2044 0.67% 1.47%
2043 0.72% 1.51%
2042 0.74% 1.54%
2041 0.77% 1.59%
2040 0.8% 1.63%
2039 0.84% 1.66%
2038 0.87% 1.7%
2037 0.9% 1.74%
2036 0.93% 1.77%
2035 0.96% 1.81%
2034 0.99% 1.84%
2033 1.03% 1.88%
2032 1.07% 1.91%
2031 1.1% 1.94%
2030 1.14% 1.97%
2029 1.18% 2%
2028 1.22% 2.02%
2027 1.26% 2.05%
2026 1.31% 2.08%
2025 1.33% 2.08%
2024 1.37% 2.1%
2023 1.4% 2.12%
2022 1.42% 2.11%
2021 1.45% 2.12%
2020 1.5% 2.15%
2019 1.54% 2.22%
2018 1.57% 2.34%
2017 1.58% 2.46%
2016 1.58% 2.5%
2015 1.47% 2.57%
2014 1.39% 2.68%
2013 1.42% 2.75%
2012 1.44% 2.81%
2011 1.46% 2.84%
2010 1.48% 2.83%
2009 1.51% 2.83%
2008 1.53% 2.82%
2007 1.56% 2.81%
2006 1.6% 2.8%
2005 1.52% 2.81%
2004 1.47% 2.81%
2003 1.55% 2.8%
2002 1.62% 2.78%
2001 1.66% 2.75%
2000 1.69% 2.71%
1999 1.76% 2.67%
1998 1.87% 2.65%
1997 2.11% 2.64%
1996 2.36% 2.65%
1995 2.5% 2.67%
1994 2.65% 2.68%
1993 2.75% 2.69%
1992 2.81% 2.66%
1991 2.86% 2.68%
1990 2.89% 2.74%
1989 2.91% 2.73%
1988 2.91% 2.71%
1987 2.88% 2.7%
1986 2.85% 2.75%
1985 2.81% 2.87%
1984 2.73% 2.6%
1983 2.64% 2.63%
1982 2.48% 3.04%
1981 2.25% 3.12%
1980 1.99% 3.17%
1979 1.78% 3.13%
1978 1.69% 3.11%
1977 1.76% 3.03%
1976 1.97% 2.91%
1975 2.24% 2.81%
1974 2.41% 2.66%
1973 2.46% 2.53%
1972 2.45% 2.42%
1971 2.43% 2.36%
1970 2.41% 2.31%
1969 2.38% 2.24%
1968 2.36% 2.18%
1967 2.33% 2.16%
1966 2.31% 2.2%
1965 2.3% 2.19%
1964 2.28% 2.16%
1963 2.3% 2.15%
1962 2.31% 2.12%
1961 2.28% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Laos grew by 1.33%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Laos Nigeria
Current population
8027464
245016045
Population rank 103/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.1% 2.95%
One net population change
5.11 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
3.23 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +283 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +103,227 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 76/197 45/197
One migration net change every
49.5 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -10,645 -15,258
Net migration rank 134/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 51,446 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 149/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 166/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Laos
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Laos Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,645 - -15,258
2024 114,574 -10,284 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 115,359 -10,003 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 116,620 -10,003 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 115,323 -10,305 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 118,609 -10,305 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 119,797 -10,305 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 119,986 -10,305 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 120,515 -10,400 4,706,183 78,685
2016 119,978 -11,401 4,761,594 75,265
2015 118,723 -12,991 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 118,103 -26,881 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 119,845 -27,492 4,811,751 40,201
2012 121,324 -28,871 4,774,508 71,138
2011 122,863 -30,538 4,728,363 67,808
2010 122,516 -30,046 4,629,173 47,966
2009 122,174 -29,545 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 121,042 -28,318 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 119,980 -27,233 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 118,602 -25,286 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 118,165 -24,138 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 121,888 -40,120 3,877,376 46,370
2003 122,158 -36,572 3,751,120 33,857
2002 122,110 -33,595 3,606,814 69,594
2001 123,847 -33,552 3,478,370 64,163
2000 124,201 -33,965 3,343,196 74,535
1999 127,255 -36,632 3,155,425 97,195
1998 128,409 -33,997 3,003,946 145,575
1997 130,388 -32,288 2,936,500 96,885
1996 131,142 -16,574 2,882,205 84,448
1995 132,241 -14,279 2,830,771 73,243
1994 134,201 -11,782 2,735,198 128,134
1993 135,295 -9,390 2,673,675 90,200
1992 132,417 -7,502 2,596,173 138,412
1991 129,523 -5,390 2,527,807 42,760
1990 125,297 -3,100 2,491,928 135,959
1989 121,044 -1,272 2,452,324 99,588
1988 117,050 -80 2,376,419 93,510
1987 113,005 0 2,322,397 64,418
1986 109,266 -475 2,295,003 29,682
1985 106,047 -1,376 2,289,784 61,514
1984 102,318 -2,698 2,278,060 113,758
1983 98,178 -4,108 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 94,058 -6,184 2,233,401 101,116
1981 89,963 -11,061 2,179,884 106,723
1980 86,548 -17,339 2,121,618 198,672
1979 82,852 -23,317 2,074,807 137,721
1978 80,604 -27,208 2,019,621 111,258
1977 79,149 -26,908 1,923,917 129,075
1976 77,575 -21,738 1,827,289 72,889
1975 76,725 -13,858 1,718,623 75,603
1974 74,652 -6,000 1,624,813 44,281
1973 70,513 -774 1,525,485 -618
1972 68,095 0 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 65,959 0 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 63,896 0 1,295,507 7,953
1969 61,595 0 1,213,484 6,912
1968 59,567 0 1,168,254 9,615
1967 57,763 0 1,082,884 18,683
1966 55,494 0 1,095,582 12,513
1965 54,268 0 1,061,840 32,988
1964 52,482 0 1,028,272 26,411
1963 51,056 0 995,116 27,115
1962 51,244 0 966,452 27,906
1961 48,992 0 932,111 25,515
1960 47,575 0 901,301 12,131

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 91.7% of the population change in Laos is from natural causes (a gain of 1,179,484 people) and 8.27% is from migration (a loss of 106,302 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 51,446 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Laos, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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