Population in Laos compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Laos and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Solomon Islands	Laos	Solomon Islands
1960	2,121,514	139,688	-	-
1961	2,169,796	142,912	2.28%	2.31%
1962	2,219,910	146,201	2.31%	2.3%
1963	2,271,061	149,589	2.3%	2.32%
1964	2,322,826	153,085	2.28%	2.34%
1965	2,376,200	156,686	2.3%	2.35%
1966	2,431,084	160,393	2.31%	2.37%
1967	2,487,715	164,245	2.33%	2.4%
1968	2,546,377	168,282	2.36%	2.46%
1969	2,606,959	172,476	2.38%	2.49%
1970	2,669,702	176,579	2.41%	2.38%
1971	2,734,628	180,637	2.43%	2.3%
1972	2,801,660	184,994	2.45%	2.41%
1973	2,870,573	189,774	2.46%	2.58%
1974	2,939,761	195,041	2.41%	2.78%
1975	3,005,521	200,744	2.24%	2.92%
1976	3,064,876	207,194	1.97%	3.21%
1977	3,118,923	214,418	1.76%	3.49%
1978	3,171,740	222,029	1.69%	3.55%
1979	3,228,202	229,953	1.78%	3.57%
1980	3,292,573	238,135	1.99%	3.56%
1981	3,366,631	246,555	2.25%	3.54%
1982	3,450,026	255,200	2.48%	3.51%
1983	3,541,001	264,068	2.64%	3.47%
1984	3,637,843	273,163	2.73%	3.44%
1985	3,739,985	282,455	2.81%	3.4%
1986	3,846,715	291,842	2.85%	3.32%
1987	3,957,612	301,414	2.88%	3.28%
1988	4,072,601	311,265	2.91%	3.27%
1989	4,190,974	321,282	2.91%	3.22%
1990	4,311,955	331,435	2.89%	3.16%
1991	4,435,118	341,738	2.86%	3.11%
1992	4,559,646	352,205	2.81%	3.06%
1993	4,685,060	362,839	2.75%	3.02%
1994	4,809,220	373,675	2.65%	2.99%
1995	4,929,409	384,733	2.5%	2.96%
1996	5,045,678	396,009	2.36%	2.93%
1997	5,152,011	407,474	2.11%	2.9%
1998	5,248,266	419,071	1.87%	2.85%
1999	5,340,784	430,500	1.76%	2.73%
2000	5,431,212	440,469	1.69%	2.32%
2001	5,521,482	449,125	1.66%	1.97%
2002	5,610,889	457,671	1.62%	1.9%
2003	5,697,945	466,154	1.55%	1.85%
2004	5,781,626	474,611	1.47%	1.81%
2005	5,869,523	483,080	1.52%	1.78%
2006	5,963,200	491,594	1.6%	1.76%
2007	6,056,236	500,156	1.56%	1.74%
2008	6,148,969	508,790	1.53%	1.73%
2009	6,241,642	518,141	1.51%	1.84%
2010	6,334,194	532,968	1.48%	2.86%
2011	6,426,590	552,945	1.46%	3.75%
2012	6,518,978	573,606	1.44%	3.74%
2013	6,611,385	594,945	1.42%	3.72%
2014	6,703,172	616,908	1.39%	3.69%
2015	6,801,645	639,415	1.47%	3.65%
2016	6,908,802	662,379	1.58%	3.59%
2017	7,018,147	685,672	1.58%	3.52%
2018	7,128,045	709,101	1.57%	3.42%
2019	7,237,636	728,147	1.54%	2.69%
2020	7,346,533	744,498	1.5%	2.25%
2021	7,453,194	762,591	1.45%	2.43%
2022	7,559,007	781,066	1.42%	2.42%
2023	7,664,993	800,005	1.4%	2.42%
2024	7,769,819	819,198	1.37%	2.4%
2025	7,873,043	838,646	1.33%	2.37%
2026	7,974,020	858,283	1.28%	2.34%
2027	8,072,924	878,097	1.24%	2.31%
2028	8,169,794	898,073	1.2%	2.27%
2029	8,264,394	918,152	1.16%	2.24%
2030	8,357,024	938,340	1.12%	2.2%
2031	8,447,769	958,614	1.09%	2.16%
2032	8,536,450	978,977	1.05%	2.12%
2033	8,622,824	999,314	1.01%	2.08%
2034	8,706,826	1,019,534	0.97%	2.02%
2035	8,788,759	1,039,655	0.94%	1.97%
2036	8,868,880	1,059,521	0.91%	1.91%
2037	8,947,241	1,079,088	0.88%	1.85%
2038	9,023,864	1,098,284	0.86%	1.78%
2039	9,097,889	1,117,085	0.82%	1.71%
2040	9,168,998	1,135,445	0.78%	1.64%
2041	9,238,108	1,153,450	0.75%	1.59%
2042	9,305,405	1,171,334	0.73%	1.55%
2043	9,370,049	1,189,113	0.69%	1.52%
2044	9,432,310	1,206,729	0.66%	1.48%
2045	9,492,501	1,224,188	0.64%	1.45%
2046	9,550,341	1,241,491	0.61%	1.41%
2047	9,605,804	1,258,611	0.58%	1.38%
2048	9,659,037	1,275,579	0.55%	1.35%
2049	9,709,614	1,292,414	0.52%	1.32%
2050	9,757,279	1,309,098	0.49%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.