The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,769,819 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 7,954,155 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 14.8 times bigger than Laos'.
- Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.48% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2005, the population of Laos has increased from 5.87M people to 7.95M (35.5% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
- Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Laos vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
7954155
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117540050
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| Population rank | 103/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.1% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
5.01 minutes
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.22 minutes
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
11 minutes
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
51.1 minutes
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -10,284 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +287 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +104,826 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 80/197 | 115/197 |
Laos and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,121,514 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,169,796 | 28,792,621 | 2.28% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 2,219,910 | 29,723,536 | 2.31% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 2,271,061 | 30,674,731 | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 2,322,826 | 31,643,032 | 2.28% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 2,376,200 | 32,625,316 | 2.3% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 2,431,084 | 33,617,170 | 2.31% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 2,487,715 | 34,621,320 | 2.33% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 2,546,377 | 35,638,342 | 2.36% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 2,606,959 | 36,660,799 | 2.38% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 2,669,702 | 37,622,204 | 2.41% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 2,734,628 | 38,518,659 | 2.43% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 2,801,660 | 39,408,560 | 2.45% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 2,870,573 | 40,294,130 | 2.46% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 2,939,761 | 41,174,341 | 2.41% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 3,005,521 | 42,120,826 | 2.24% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 3,064,876 | 43,201,488 | 1.97% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 3,118,923 | 44,367,962 | 1.76% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 3,171,740 | 45,575,281 | 1.69% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 3,228,202 | 46,807,103 | 1.78% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 3,292,573 | 48,043,740 | 1.99% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 3,366,631 | 49,311,727 | 2.25% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 3,450,026 | 50,695,707 | 2.48% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 3,541,001 | 52,194,620 | 2.64% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 3,637,843 | 53,726,181 | 2.73% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 3,739,985 | 55,213,006 | 2.81% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 3,846,715 | 56,645,077 | 2.85% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 3,957,612 | 58,157,496 | 2.88% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 4,072,601 | 59,739,052 | 2.91% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 4,190,974 | 61,265,260 | 2.91% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 4,311,955 | 62,854,666 | 2.89% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 4,435,118 | 64,382,249 | 2.86% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 4,559,646 | 65,926,125 | 2.81% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 4,685,060 | 67,530,621 | 2.75% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 4,809,220 | 69,019,291 | 2.65% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 4,929,409 | 70,546,246 | 2.5% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 5,045,678 | 72,190,242 | 2.36% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 5,152,011 | 73,908,810 | 2.11% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 5,248,266 | 75,791,024 | 1.87% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 5,340,784 | 77,753,257 | 1.76% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 5,431,212 | 79,625,397 | 1.69% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5,521,482 | 81,401,488 | 1.66% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 5,610,889 | 83,068,889 | 1.62% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 5,697,945 | 84,731,835 | 1.55% | 2% |
| 2004 | 5,781,626 | 86,394,504 | 1.47% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 5,869,523 | 88,015,962 | 1.52% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 5,963,200 | 89,508,986 | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 6,056,236 | 91,075,184 | 1.56% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 6,148,969 | 92,699,095 | 1.53% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 6,241,642 | 94,384,250 | 1.51% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 6,334,194 | 96,337,125 | 1.48% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 6,426,590 | 98,248,614 | 1.46% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 6,518,978 | 100,175,512 | 1.44% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 6,611,385 | 102,076,336 | 1.42% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 6,703,172 | 103,767,130 | 1.39% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 6,801,645 | 105,312,992 | 1.47% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 6,908,802 | 106,735,719 | 1.58% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 7,018,147 | 108,119,693 | 1.58% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,128,045 | 109,465,287 | 1.57% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 7,237,636 | 110,804,683 | 1.54% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 7,346,533 | 112,081,264 | 1.5% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 7,453,194 | 113,100,950 | 1.45% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 7,559,007 | 113,964,338 | 1.42% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 7,664,993 | 114,891,199 | 1.4% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 7,769,819 | 115,843,670 | 1.37% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 7,873,043 | 116,786,968 | 1.33% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 7,974,020 | 117,724,479 | 1.28% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 8,072,924 | 118,656,426 | 1.24% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 8,169,794 | 119,583,984 | 1.2% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 8,264,394 | 120,502,132 | 1.16% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 8,357,024 | 121,408,897 | 1.12% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 8,447,769 | 122,301,606 | 1.09% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 8,536,450 | 123,180,341 | 1.05% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 8,622,824 | 124,049,036 | 1.01% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 8,706,826 | 124,904,124 | 0.97% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 8,788,759 | 125,740,977 | 0.94% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 8,868,880 | 126,558,232 | 0.91% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 8,947,241 | 127,352,607 | 0.88% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 9,023,864 | 128,118,535 | 0.86% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 9,097,889 | 128,850,047 | 0.82% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 9,168,998 | 129,546,666 | 0.78% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 9,238,108 | 130,209,810 | 0.75% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 9,305,405 | 130,837,005 | 0.73% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 9,370,049 | 131,427,404 | 0.69% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 9,432,310 | 131,979,673 | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 9,492,501 | 132,492,038 | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 9,550,341 | 132,962,001 | 0.61% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 9,605,804 | 133,385,290 | 0.58% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 9,659,037 | 133,759,436 | 0.55% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 9,709,614 | 134,089,011 | 0.52% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 9,757,279 | 134,373,439 | 0.49% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).
Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
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Population differences between Laos and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 69.5 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 28.3 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 25.6 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.42 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 87.2 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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