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

Laos and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Norway	Laos	Norway
1960	2,121,514	3,581,239	-	-
1961	2,169,796	3,609,800	2.28%	0.8%
1962	2,219,910	3,638,918	2.31%	0.81%
1963	2,271,061	3,666,537	2.3%	0.76%
1964	2,322,826	3,694,339	2.28%	0.76%
1965	2,376,200	3,723,168	2.3%	0.78%
1966	2,431,084	3,753,012	2.31%	0.8%
1967	2,487,715	3,784,539	2.33%	0.84%
1968	2,546,377	3,816,486	2.36%	0.84%
1969	2,606,959	3,847,707	2.38%	0.82%
1970	2,669,702	3,875,763	2.41%	0.73%
1971	2,734,628	3,903,039	2.43%	0.7%
1972	2,801,660	3,933,004	2.45%	0.77%
1973	2,870,573	3,960,612	2.46%	0.7%
1974	2,939,761	3,985,258	2.41%	0.62%
1975	3,005,521	4,007,313	2.24%	0.55%
1976	3,064,876	4,026,152	1.97%	0.47%
1977	3,118,923	4,043,205	1.76%	0.42%
1978	3,171,740	4,058,671	1.69%	0.38%
1979	3,228,202	4,072,517	1.78%	0.34%
1980	3,292,573	4,085,620	1.99%	0.32%
1981	3,366,631	4,099,702	2.25%	0.34%
1982	3,450,026	4,114,787	2.48%	0.37%
1983	3,541,001	4,128,432	2.64%	0.33%
1984	3,637,843	4,140,099	2.73%	0.28%
1985	3,739,985	4,152,516	2.81%	0.3%
1986	3,846,715	4,167,354	2.85%	0.36%
1987	3,957,612	4,186,905	2.88%	0.47%
1988	4,072,601	4,209,488	2.91%	0.54%
1989	4,190,974	4,226,901	2.91%	0.41%
1990	4,311,955	4,241,473	2.89%	0.34%
1991	4,435,118	4,261,732	2.86%	0.48%
1992	4,559,646	4,286,401	2.81%	0.58%
1993	4,685,060	4,311,991	2.75%	0.6%
1994	4,809,220	4,336,613	2.65%	0.57%
1995	4,929,409	4,359,184	2.5%	0.52%
1996	5,045,678	4,381,336	2.36%	0.51%
1997	5,152,011	4,405,157	2.11%	0.54%
1998	5,248,266	4,431,464	1.87%	0.6%
1999	5,340,784	4,461,913	1.76%	0.69%
2000	5,431,212	4,490,967	1.69%	0.65%
2001	5,521,482	4,513,751	1.66%	0.51%
2002	5,610,889	4,538,159	1.62%	0.54%
2003	5,697,945	4,564,855	1.55%	0.59%
2004	5,781,626	4,591,910	1.47%	0.59%
2005	5,869,523	4,623,291	1.52%	0.68%
2006	5,963,200	4,660,677	1.6%	0.81%
2007	6,056,236	4,709,153	1.56%	1.04%
2008	6,148,969	4,768,212	1.53%	1.25%
2009	6,241,642	4,828,726	1.51%	1.27%
2010	6,334,194	4,889,252	1.48%	1.25%
2011	6,426,590	4,953,088	1.46%	1.31%
2012	6,518,978	5,018,573	1.44%	1.32%
2013	6,611,385	5,079,623	1.42%	1.22%
2014	6,703,172	5,137,232	1.39%	1.13%
2015	6,801,645	5,188,607	1.47%	1%
2016	6,908,802	5,234,519	1.58%	0.88%
2017	7,018,147	5,276,968	1.58%	0.81%
2018	7,128,045	5,311,916	1.57%	0.66%
2019	7,237,636	5,347,896	1.54%	0.68%
2020	7,346,533	5,379,475	1.5%	0.59%
2021	7,453,194	5,408,320	1.45%	0.54%
2022	7,559,007	5,457,127	1.42%	0.9%
2023	7,664,993	5,519,601	1.4%	1.14%
2024	7,769,819	5,572,279	1.37%	0.95%
2025	7,873,043	5,618,660	1.33%	0.83%
2026	7,974,020	5,648,550	1.28%	0.53%
2027	8,072,924	5,669,092	1.24%	0.36%
2028	8,169,794	5,688,782	1.2%	0.35%
2029	8,264,394	5,707,214	1.16%	0.32%
2030	8,357,024	5,724,593	1.12%	0.3%
2031	8,447,769	5,741,147	1.09%	0.29%
2032	8,536,450	5,756,671	1.05%	0.27%
2033	8,622,824	5,771,055	1.01%	0.25%
2034	8,706,826	5,784,415	0.97%	0.23%
2035	8,788,759	5,796,858	0.94%	0.22%
2036	8,868,880	5,808,729	0.91%	0.2%
2037	8,947,241	5,820,002	0.88%	0.19%
2038	9,023,864	5,830,612	0.86%	0.18%
2039	9,097,889	5,840,501	0.82%	0.17%
2040	9,168,998	5,849,280	0.78%	0.15%
2041	9,238,108	5,857,353	0.75%	0.14%
2042	9,305,405	5,864,774	0.73%	0.13%
2043	9,370,049	5,870,964	0.69%	0.11%
2044	9,432,310	5,876,299	0.66%	0.09%
2045	9,492,501	5,881,399	0.64%	0.09%
2046	9,550,341	5,885,779	0.61%	0.07%
2047	9,605,804	5,889,164	0.58%	0.06%
2048	9,659,037	5,892,138	0.55%	0.05%
2049	9,709,614	5,894,308	0.52%	0.04%
2050	9,757,279	5,895,200	0.49%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Laos' population will grow by 22.3% to 9,757,279 people with a rank change from 103rd to 99th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.