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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Portugal	Laos	Portugal
1960	2,121,514	8,857,716	-	-
1961	2,169,796	8,929,316	2.28%	0.81%
1962	2,219,910	8,993,985	2.31%	0.72%
1963	2,271,061	9,030,355	2.3%	0.4%
1964	2,322,826	9,035,365	2.28%	0.06%
1965	2,376,200	8,998,595	2.3%	-0.41%
1966	2,431,084	8,930,990	2.31%	-0.75%
1967	2,487,715	8,874,520	2.33%	-0.63%
1968	2,546,377	8,836,650	2.36%	-0.43%
1969	2,606,959	8,757,705	2.38%	-0.89%
1970	2,669,702	8,680,431	2.41%	-0.88%
1971	2,734,628	8,643,756	2.43%	-0.42%
1972	2,801,660	8,630,430	2.45%	-0.15%
1973	2,870,573	8,633,100	2.46%	0.03%
1974	2,939,761	8,754,365	2.41%	1.4%
1975	3,005,521	9,093,470	2.24%	3.87%
1976	3,064,876	9,355,810	1.97%	2.88%
1977	3,118,923	9,455,675	1.76%	1.07%
1978	3,171,740	9,558,250	1.69%	1.08%
1979	3,228,202	9,661,265	1.78%	1.08%
1980	3,292,573	9,766,312	1.99%	1.09%
1981	3,366,631	9,851,362	2.25%	0.87%
1982	3,450,026	9,911,771	2.48%	0.61%
1983	3,541,001	9,957,865	2.64%	0.47%
1984	3,637,843	9,996,232	2.73%	0.39%
1985	3,739,985	10,023,613	2.81%	0.27%
1986	3,846,715	10,032,734	2.85%	0.09%
1987	3,957,612	10,030,031	2.88%	-0.03%
1988	4,072,601	10,019,610	2.91%	-0.1%
1989	4,190,974	10,005,000	2.91%	-0.15%
1990	4,311,955	9,983,218	2.89%	-0.22%
1991	4,435,118	9,960,235	2.86%	-0.23%
1992	4,559,646	9,952,494	2.81%	-0.08%
1993	4,685,060	9,964,675	2.75%	0.12%
1994	4,809,220	9,991,525	2.65%	0.27%
1995	4,929,409	10,026,176	2.5%	0.35%
1996	5,045,678	10,063,945	2.36%	0.38%
1997	5,152,011	10,108,977	2.11%	0.45%
1998	5,248,266	10,160,196	1.87%	0.51%
1999	5,340,784	10,217,828	1.76%	0.57%
2000	5,431,212	10,289,898	1.69%	0.71%
2001	5,521,482	10,362,722	1.66%	0.71%
2002	5,610,889	10,419,631	1.62%	0.55%
2003	5,697,945	10,458,821	1.55%	0.38%
2004	5,781,626	10,483,861	1.47%	0.24%
2005	5,869,523	10,503,330	1.52%	0.19%
2006	5,963,200	10,522,288	1.6%	0.18%
2007	6,056,236	10,542,964	1.56%	0.2%
2008	6,148,969	10,558,177	1.53%	0.14%
2009	6,241,642	10,568,247	1.51%	0.1%
2010	6,334,194	10,573,100	1.48%	0.05%
2011	6,426,590	10,557,560	1.46%	-0.15%
2012	6,518,978	10,514,844	1.44%	-0.4%
2013	6,611,385	10,457,295	1.42%	-0.55%
2014	6,703,172	10,401,062	1.39%	-0.54%
2015	6,801,645	10,358,076	1.47%	-0.41%
2016	6,908,802	10,325,452	1.58%	-0.31%
2017	7,018,147	10,300,300	1.58%	-0.24%
2018	7,128,045	10,283,822	1.57%	-0.16%
2019	7,237,636	10,286,263	1.54%	0.02%
2020	7,346,533	10,297,081	1.5%	0.11%
2021	7,453,194	10,361,831	1.45%	0.63%
2022	7,559,007	10,434,332	1.42%	0.7%
2023	7,664,993	10,578,174	1.4%	1.38%
2024	7,769,819	10,701,636	1.37%	1.17%
2025	7,873,043	10,687,819	1.33%	-0.13%
2026	7,974,020	10,670,917	1.28%	-0.16%
2027	8,072,924	10,653,073	1.24%	-0.17%
2028	8,169,794	10,632,868	1.2%	-0.19%
2029	8,264,394	10,611,484	1.16%	-0.2%
2030	8,357,024	10,591,436	1.12%	-0.19%
2031	8,447,769	10,571,418	1.09%	-0.19%
2032	8,536,450	10,549,456	1.05%	-0.21%
2033	8,622,824	10,526,482	1.01%	-0.22%
2034	8,706,826	10,502,882	0.97%	-0.22%
2035	8,788,759	10,478,843	0.94%	-0.23%
2036	8,868,880	10,454,630	0.91%	-0.23%
2037	8,947,241	10,430,128	0.88%	-0.23%
2038	9,023,864	10,404,947	0.86%	-0.24%
2039	9,097,889	10,377,968	0.82%	-0.26%
2040	9,168,998	10,349,515	0.78%	-0.27%
2041	9,238,108	10,321,577	0.75%	-0.27%
2042	9,305,405	10,294,106	0.73%	-0.27%
2043	9,370,049	10,264,596	0.69%	-0.29%
2044	9,432,310	10,233,543	0.66%	-0.3%
2045	9,492,501	10,201,832	0.64%	-0.31%
2046	9,550,341	10,168,932	0.61%	-0.32%
2047	9,605,804	10,135,159	0.58%	-0.33%
2048	9,659,037	10,101,419	0.55%	-0.33%
2049	9,709,614	10,066,064	0.52%	-0.35%
2050	9,757,279	10,029,252	0.49%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.