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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Samoa	Laos	Samoa
1960	2,121,514	112,490	-	-
1961	2,169,796	115,496	2.28%	2.67%
1962	2,219,910	118,597	2.31%	2.68%
1963	2,271,061	121,764	2.3%	2.67%
1964	2,322,826	124,894	2.28%	2.57%
1965	2,376,200	127,978	2.3%	2.47%
1966	2,431,084	131,073	2.31%	2.42%
1967	2,487,715	133,764	2.33%	2.05%
1968	2,546,377	136,020	2.36%	1.69%
1969	2,606,959	138,233	2.38%	1.63%
1970	2,669,702	140,400	2.41%	1.57%
1971	2,734,628	142,503	2.43%	1.5%
1972	2,801,660	144,538	2.45%	1.43%
1973	2,870,573	146,516	2.46%	1.37%
1974	2,939,761	149,431	2.41%	1.99%
1975	3,005,521	153,344	2.24%	2.62%
1976	3,064,876	157,113	1.97%	2.46%
1977	3,118,923	159,753	1.76%	1.68%
1978	3,171,740	161,375	1.69%	1.02%
1979	3,228,202	162,882	1.78%	0.93%
1980	3,292,573	164,322	1.99%	0.88%
1981	3,366,631	165,678	2.25%	0.83%
1982	3,450,026	166,484	2.48%	0.49%
1983	3,541,001	166,714	2.64%	0.14%
1984	3,637,843	166,796	2.73%	0.05%
1985	3,739,985	166,849	2.81%	0.03%
1986	3,846,715	167,061	2.85%	0.13%
1987	3,957,612	167,661	2.88%	0.36%
1988	4,072,601	168,346	2.91%	0.41%
1989	4,190,974	168,768	2.91%	0.25%
1990	4,311,955	169,042	2.89%	0.16%
1991	4,435,118	169,368	2.86%	0.19%
1992	4,559,646	170,331	2.81%	0.57%
1993	4,685,060	171,774	2.75%	0.85%
1994	4,809,220	173,159	2.65%	0.81%
1995	4,929,409	174,571	2.5%	0.82%
1996	5,045,678	176,071	2.36%	0.86%
1997	5,152,011	177,547	2.11%	0.84%
1998	5,248,266	178,905	1.87%	0.76%
1999	5,340,784	180,275	1.76%	0.77%
2000	5,431,212	181,685	1.69%	0.78%
2001	5,521,482	183,166	1.66%	0.82%
2002	5,610,889	184,471	1.62%	0.71%
2003	5,697,945	185,430	1.55%	0.52%
2004	5,781,626	186,249	1.47%	0.44%
2005	5,869,523	186,978	1.52%	0.39%
2006	5,963,200	187,709	1.6%	0.39%
2007	6,056,236	188,753	1.56%	0.56%
2008	6,148,969	190,107	1.53%	0.72%
2009	6,241,642	191,513	1.51%	0.74%
2010	6,334,194	193,023	1.48%	0.79%
2011	6,426,590	194,713	1.46%	0.88%
2012	6,518,978	196,498	1.44%	0.92%
2013	6,611,385	198,268	1.42%	0.9%
2014	6,703,172	200,037	1.39%	0.89%
2015	6,801,645	201,782	1.47%	0.87%
2016	6,908,802	203,499	1.58%	0.85%
2017	7,018,147	205,415	1.58%	0.94%
2018	7,128,045	207,582	1.57%	1.05%
2019	7,237,636	209,780	1.54%	1.06%
2020	7,346,533	211,944	1.5%	1.03%
2021	7,453,194	213,779	1.45%	0.87%
2022	7,559,007	215,261	1.42%	0.69%
2023	7,664,993	216,663	1.4%	0.65%
2024	7,769,819	218,019	1.37%	0.63%
2025	7,873,043	219,302	1.33%	0.59%
2026	7,974,020	220,530	1.28%	0.56%
2027	8,072,924	221,772	1.24%	0.56%
2028	8,169,794	223,104	1.2%	0.6%
2029	8,264,394	224,504	1.16%	0.63%
2030	8,357,024	225,968	1.12%	0.65%
2031	8,447,769	227,581	1.09%	0.71%
2032	8,536,450	229,298	1.05%	0.75%
2033	8,622,824	231,110	1.01%	0.79%
2034	8,706,826	233,061	0.97%	0.84%
2035	8,788,759	235,172	0.94%	0.91%
2036	8,868,880	237,415	0.91%	0.95%
2037	8,947,241	239,730	0.88%	0.98%
2038	9,023,864	242,155	0.86%	1.01%
2039	9,097,889	244,653	0.82%	1.03%
2040	9,168,998	247,196	0.78%	1.04%
2041	9,238,108	249,796	0.75%	1.05%
2042	9,305,405	252,427	0.73%	1.05%
2043	9,370,049	255,023	0.69%	1.03%
2044	9,432,310	257,609	0.66%	1.01%
2045	9,492,501	260,250	0.64%	1.03%
2046	9,550,341	262,849	0.61%	1%
2047	9,605,804	265,365	0.58%	0.96%
2048	9,659,037	267,836	0.55%	0.93%
2049	9,709,614	270,291	0.52%	0.92%
2050	9,757,279	272,711	0.49%	0.9%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,044 (a 8.38% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.7% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.