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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Russia	Laos	Russia
1960	2,121,514	119,897,000	-	-
1961	2,169,796	121,236,000	2.28%	1.12%
1962	2,219,910	122,591,000	2.31%	1.12%
1963	2,271,061	123,960,000	2.3%	1.12%
1964	2,322,826	125,345,000	2.28%	1.12%
1965	2,376,200	126,745,000	2.3%	1.12%
1966	2,431,084	127,468,000	2.31%	0.57%
1967	2,487,715	128,196,000	2.33%	0.57%
1968	2,546,377	128,928,000	2.36%	0.57%
1969	2,606,959	129,664,000	2.38%	0.57%
1970	2,669,702	130,404,000	2.41%	0.57%
1971	2,734,628	131,155,000	2.43%	0.58%
1972	2,801,660	131,909,000	2.45%	0.57%
1973	2,870,573	132,669,000	2.46%	0.58%
1974	2,939,761	133,432,000	2.41%	0.58%
1975	3,005,521	134,200,000	2.24%	0.58%
1976	3,064,876	135,147,000	1.97%	0.71%
1977	3,118,923	136,100,000	1.76%	0.71%
1978	3,171,740	137,060,000	1.69%	0.71%
1979	3,228,202	138,027,000	1.78%	0.71%
1980	3,292,573	139,010,000	1.99%	0.71%
1981	3,366,631	139,941,000	2.25%	0.67%
1982	3,450,026	140,823,000	2.48%	0.63%
1983	3,541,001	141,668,000	2.64%	0.6%
1984	3,637,843	142,745,000	2.73%	0.76%
1985	3,739,985	143,858,000	2.81%	0.78%
1986	3,846,715	144,894,000	2.85%	0.72%
1987	3,957,612	145,908,000	2.88%	0.7%
1988	4,072,601	146,857,000	2.91%	0.65%
1989	4,190,974	147,721,000	2.91%	0.59%
1990	4,311,955	147,969,406	2.89%	0.17%
1991	4,435,118	148,394,216	2.86%	0.29%
1992	4,559,646	148,538,197	2.81%	0.1%
1993	4,685,060	148,458,777	2.75%	-0.05%
1994	4,809,220	148,407,912	2.65%	-0.03%
1995	4,929,409	148,375,787	2.5%	-0.02%
1996	5,045,678	148,160,129	2.36%	-0.15%
1997	5,152,011	147,915,361	2.11%	-0.17%
1998	5,248,266	147,670,784	1.87%	-0.17%
1999	5,340,784	147,214,776	1.76%	-0.31%
2000	5,431,212	146,596,869	1.69%	-0.42%
2001	5,521,482	145,976,482	1.66%	-0.42%
2002	5,610,889	145,306,497	1.62%	-0.46%
2003	5,697,945	144,648,618	1.55%	-0.45%
2004	5,781,626	144,067,316	1.47%	-0.4%
2005	5,869,523	143,518,814	1.52%	-0.38%
2006	5,963,200	143,049,637	1.6%	-0.33%
2007	6,056,236	142,805,114	1.56%	-0.17%
2008	6,148,969	142,742,366	1.53%	-0.04%
2009	6,241,642	142,785,348	1.51%	0.03%
2010	6,334,194	142,849,468	1.48%	0.04%
2011	6,426,590	143,018,195	1.46%	0.12%
2012	6,518,978	143,378,447	1.44%	0.25%
2013	6,611,385	143,805,638	1.42%	0.3%
2014	6,703,172	144,237,223	1.39%	0.3%
2015	6,801,645	144,640,716	1.47%	0.28%
2016	6,908,802	145,015,460	1.58%	0.26%
2017	7,018,147	145,293,260	1.58%	0.19%
2018	7,128,045	145,398,106	1.57%	0.07%
2019	7,237,636	145,453,291	1.54%	0.04%
2020	7,346,533	145,245,148	1.5%	-0.14%
2021	7,453,194	144,746,762	1.45%	-0.34%
2022	7,559,007	144,236,933	1.42%	-0.35%
2023	7,664,993	143,826,130	1.4%	-0.28%
2024	7,769,819	143,533,851	1.37%	-0.2%
2025	7,873,043	142,718,132	1.33%	-0.57%
2026	7,974,020	142,120,553	1.28%	-0.42%
2027	8,072,924	141,773,330	1.24%	-0.24%
2028	8,169,794	141,402,326	1.2%	-0.26%
2029	8,264,394	141,021,009	1.16%	-0.27%
2030	8,357,024	140,628,883	1.12%	-0.28%
2031	8,447,769	140,218,596	1.09%	-0.29%
2032	8,536,450	139,807,207	1.05%	-0.29%
2033	8,622,824	139,414,947	1.01%	-0.28%
2034	8,706,826	139,034,543	0.97%	-0.27%
2035	8,788,759	138,666,694	0.94%	-0.26%
2036	8,868,880	138,311,757	0.91%	-0.26%
2037	8,947,241	137,968,177	0.88%	-0.25%
2038	9,023,864	137,643,032	0.86%	-0.24%
2039	9,097,889	137,336,299	0.82%	-0.22%
2040	9,168,998	137,053,347	0.78%	-0.21%
2041	9,238,108	136,795,588	0.75%	-0.19%
2042	9,305,405	136,558,692	0.73%	-0.17%
2043	9,370,049	136,335,849	0.69%	-0.16%
2044	9,432,310	136,124,845	0.66%	-0.15%
2045	9,492,501	135,933,758	0.64%	-0.14%
2046	9,550,341	135,756,848	0.61%	-0.13%
2047	9,605,804	135,574,181	0.58%	-0.13%
2048	9,659,037	135,372,557	0.55%	-0.15%
2049	9,709,614	135,156,911	0.52%	-0.16%
2050	9,757,279	134,923,391	0.49%	-0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -2,894,907 (a 2% decline).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.06% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.