Population in Laos compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Laos and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Sao Tome	Laos	Sao Tome
1960	2,121,514	68,012	-	-
1961	2,169,796	68,707	2.28%	1.02%
1962	2,219,910	69,403	2.31%	1.01%
1963	2,271,061	70,112	2.3%	1.02%
1964	2,322,826	70,865	2.28%	1.07%
1965	2,376,200	71,680	2.3%	1.15%
1966	2,431,084	72,576	2.31%	1.25%
1967	2,487,715	73,596	2.33%	1.41%
1968	2,546,377	74,765	2.36%	1.59%
1969	2,606,959	76,083	2.38%	1.76%
1970	2,669,702	77,626	2.41%	2.03%
1971	2,734,628	79,330	2.43%	2.2%
1972	2,801,660	81,041	2.45%	2.16%
1973	2,870,573	82,798	2.46%	2.17%
1974	2,939,761	84,672	2.41%	2.26%
1975	3,005,521	86,708	2.24%	2.4%
1976	3,064,876	88,922	1.97%	2.55%
1977	3,118,923	91,301	1.76%	2.68%
1978	3,171,740	93,794	1.69%	2.73%
1979	3,228,202	96,252	1.78%	2.62%
1980	3,292,573	98,544	1.99%	2.38%
1981	3,366,631	100,615	2.25%	2.1%
1982	3,450,026	102,508	2.48%	1.88%
1983	3,541,001	104,380	2.64%	1.83%
1984	3,637,843	106,394	2.73%	1.93%
1985	3,739,985	108,658	2.81%	2.13%
1986	3,846,715	111,150	2.85%	2.29%
1987	3,957,612	113,919	2.88%	2.49%
1988	4,072,601	116,939	2.91%	2.65%
1989	4,190,974	119,979	2.91%	2.6%
1990	4,311,955	122,980	2.89%	2.5%
1991	4,435,118	125,697	2.86%	2.21%
1992	4,559,646	128,110	2.81%	1.92%
1993	4,685,060	130,467	2.75%	1.84%
1994	4,809,220	132,732	2.65%	1.74%
1995	4,929,409	134,895	2.5%	1.63%
1996	5,045,678	136,962	2.36%	1.53%
1997	5,152,011	138,922	2.11%	1.43%
1998	5,248,266	140,751	1.87%	1.32%
1999	5,340,784	142,442	1.76%	1.2%
2000	5,431,212	144,018	1.69%	1.11%
2001	5,521,482	146,375	1.66%	1.64%
2002	5,610,889	149,922	1.62%	2.42%
2003	5,697,945	153,814	1.55%	2.6%
2004	5,781,626	157,705	1.47%	2.53%
2005	5,869,523	161,639	1.52%	2.49%
2006	5,963,200	165,638	1.6%	2.47%
2007	6,056,236	169,700	1.56%	2.45%
2008	6,148,969	173,793	1.53%	2.41%
2009	6,241,642	177,853	1.51%	2.34%
2010	6,334,194	181,802	1.48%	2.22%
2011	6,426,590	185,649	1.46%	2.12%
2012	6,518,978	189,439	1.44%	2.04%
2013	6,611,385	193,148	1.42%	1.96%
2014	6,703,172	196,767	1.39%	1.87%
2015	6,801,645	200,291	1.47%	1.79%
2016	6,908,802	203,689	1.58%	1.7%
2017	7,018,147	206,970	1.58%	1.61%
2018	7,128,045	210,187	1.57%	1.55%
2019	7,237,636	213,392	1.54%	1.52%
2020	7,346,533	217,435	1.5%	1.89%
2021	7,453,194	221,961	1.45%	2.08%
2022	7,559,007	226,305	1.42%	1.96%
2023	7,664,993	230,871	1.4%	2.02%
2024	7,769,819	235,536	1.37%	2.02%
2025	7,873,043	240,251	1.33%	2%
2026	7,974,020	244,987	1.28%	1.97%
2027	8,072,924	249,783	1.24%	1.96%
2028	8,169,794	254,657	1.2%	1.95%
2029	8,264,394	259,597	1.16%	1.94%
2030	8,357,024	264,560	1.12%	1.91%
2031	8,447,769	269,566	1.09%	1.89%
2032	8,536,450	274,643	1.05%	1.88%
2033	8,622,824	279,761	1.01%	1.86%
2034	8,706,826	284,911	0.97%	1.84%
2035	8,788,759	290,082	0.94%	1.81%
2036	8,868,880	295,269	0.91%	1.79%
2037	8,947,241	300,439	0.88%	1.75%
2038	9,023,864	305,590	0.86%	1.71%
2039	9,097,889	310,729	0.82%	1.68%
2040	9,168,998	315,833	0.78%	1.64%
2041	9,238,108	320,875	0.75%	1.6%
2042	9,305,405	325,888	0.73%	1.56%
2043	9,370,049	330,908	0.69%	1.54%
2044	9,432,310	335,919	0.66%	1.51%
2045	9,492,501	340,911	0.64%	1.49%
2046	9,550,341	345,883	0.61%	1.46%
2047	9,605,804	350,758	0.58%	1.41%
2048	9,659,037	355,569	0.55%	1.37%
2049	9,709,614	360,353	0.52%	1.35%
2050	9,757,279	365,103	0.49%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.