Population in Laos compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Laos and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Saudi Arabia	Laos	Saudi Arabia
1960	2,121,514	2,435,403	-	-
1961	2,169,796	2,526,347	2.28%	3.73%
1962	2,219,910	2,620,910	2.31%	3.74%
1963	2,271,061	2,719,341	2.3%	3.76%
1964	2,322,826	2,821,968	2.28%	3.77%
1965	2,376,200	2,928,771	2.3%	3.78%
1966	2,431,084	3,039,887	2.31%	3.79%
1967	2,487,715	3,157,242	2.33%	3.86%
1968	2,546,377	3,282,711	2.36%	3.97%
1969	2,606,959	3,417,114	2.38%	4.09%
1970	2,669,702	3,562,470	2.41%	4.25%
1971	2,734,628	3,724,031	2.43%	4.54%
1972	2,801,660	3,905,722	2.45%	4.88%
1973	2,870,573	4,106,344	2.46%	5.14%
1974	2,939,761	4,323,632	2.41%	5.29%
1975	3,005,521	4,556,287	2.24%	5.38%
1976	3,064,876	4,807,933	1.97%	5.52%
1977	3,118,923	5,083,048	1.76%	5.72%
1978	3,171,740	5,381,902	1.69%	5.88%
1979	3,228,202	5,703,698	1.78%	5.98%
1980	3,292,573	6,047,997	1.99%	6.04%
1981	3,366,631	6,420,551	2.25%	6.16%
1982	3,450,026	6,824,486	2.48%	6.29%
1983	3,541,001	7,252,941	2.64%	6.28%
1984	3,637,843	7,697,307	2.73%	6.13%
1985	3,739,985	8,151,779	2.81%	5.9%
1986	3,846,715	8,628,639	2.85%	5.85%
1987	3,957,612	9,130,194	2.88%	5.81%
1988	4,072,601	9,629,165	2.91%	5.47%
1989	4,190,974	10,128,394	2.91%	5.18%
1990	4,311,955	10,640,691	2.89%	5.06%
1991	4,435,118	11,160,744	2.86%	4.89%
1992	4,559,646	11,686,676	2.81%	4.71%
1993	4,685,060	12,215,862	2.75%	4.53%
1994	4,809,220	12,750,040	2.65%	4.37%
1995	4,929,409	13,289,245	2.5%	4.23%
1996	5,045,678	13,831,009	2.36%	4.08%
1997	5,152,011	14,374,943	2.11%	3.93%
1998	5,248,266	14,922,185	1.87%	3.81%
1999	5,340,784	15,472,075	1.76%	3.69%
2000	5,431,212	16,177,722	1.69%	4.56%
2001	5,521,482	17,041,397	1.66%	5.34%
2002	5,610,889	17,910,910	1.62%	5.1%
2003	5,697,945	18,786,767	1.55%	4.89%
2004	5,781,626	19,669,480	1.47%	4.7%
2005	5,869,523	20,559,890	1.52%	4.53%
2006	5,963,200	21,459,144	1.6%	4.37%
2007	6,056,236	22,368,313	1.56%	4.24%
2008	6,148,969	23,287,877	1.53%	4.11%
2009	6,241,642	24,217,654	1.51%	3.99%
2010	6,334,194	23,978,487	1.48%	-0.99%
2011	6,426,590	25,091,867	1.46%	4.64%
2012	6,518,978	26,168,861	1.44%	4.29%
2013	6,611,385	27,624,004	1.42%	5.56%
2014	6,703,172	28,309,273	1.39%	2.48%
2015	6,801,645	29,816,382	1.47%	5.32%
2016	6,908,802	30,954,198	1.58%	3.82%
2017	7,018,147	30,977,355	1.58%	0.07%
2018	7,128,045	30,196,281	1.57%	-2.52%
2019	7,237,636	30,063,799	1.54%	-0.44%
2020	7,346,533	31,552,510	1.5%	4.95%
2021	7,453,194	30,784,383	1.45%	-2.43%
2022	7,559,007	32,175,224	1.42%	4.52%
2023	7,664,993	33,702,731	1.4%	4.75%
2024	7,769,819	35,300,280	1.37%	4.74%
2025	7,873,043	35,927,625	1.33%	1.78%
2026	7,974,020	36,550,694	1.28%	1.73%
2027	8,072,924	37,167,513	1.24%	1.69%
2028	8,169,794	37,775,810	1.2%	1.64%
2029	8,264,394	38,364,377	1.16%	1.56%
2030	8,357,024	38,918,375	1.12%	1.44%
2031	8,447,769	39,450,880	1.09%	1.37%
2032	8,536,450	39,983,934	1.05%	1.35%
2033	8,622,824	40,517,599	1.01%	1.33%
2034	8,706,826	41,052,423	0.97%	1.32%
2035	8,788,759	41,588,429	0.94%	1.31%
2036	8,868,880	42,125,184	0.91%	1.29%
2037	8,947,241	42,661,908	0.88%	1.27%
2038	9,023,864	43,198,420	0.86%	1.26%
2039	9,097,889	43,734,316	0.82%	1.24%
2040	9,168,998	44,269,571	0.78%	1.22%
2041	9,238,108	44,804,338	0.75%	1.21%
2042	9,305,405	45,338,111	0.73%	1.19%
2043	9,370,049	45,870,896	0.69%	1.18%
2044	9,432,310	46,403,116	0.66%	1.16%
2045	9,492,501	46,934,822	0.64%	1.15%
2046	9,550,341	47,465,267	0.61%	1.13%
2047	9,605,804	47,993,976	0.58%	1.11%
2048	9,659,037	48,521,364	0.55%	1.1%
2049	9,709,614	49,047,461	0.52%	1.08%
2050	9,757,279	49,572,202	0.49%	1.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.