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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,769,819 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 8,004,838 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 6.66 times bigger than Laos'.
  • Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.48% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Laos has increased from 5.96M people to 8M (34.2% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Laos vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Laos
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Laos Sudan
2100 9,342,607 137,695,876
2099 9,389,481 137,114,644
2098 9,435,427 136,500,499
2097 9,480,219 135,860,701
2096 9,524,052 135,222,218
2095 9,567,045 134,553,615
2094 9,609,471 133,902,112
2093 9,651,065 133,186,791
2092 9,691,590 132,427,642
2091 9,731,446 131,674,049
2090 9,770,116 130,893,042
2089 9,807,690 130,075,970
2088 9,844,143 129,234,968
2087 9,879,110 128,358,981
2086 9,912,903 127,463,823
2085 9,945,223 126,555,673
2084 9,975,614 125,612,419
2083 10,005,023 124,663,868
2082 10,032,558 123,716,124
2081 10,058,731 122,772,016
2080 10,083,222 121,805,246
2079 10,106,703 120,822,781
2078 10,128,372 119,802,944
2077 10,148,533 118,776,597
2076 10,165,829 117,748,457
2075 10,182,062 116,688,549
2074 10,196,505 115,601,159
2073 10,208,837 114,499,847
2072 10,218,581 113,374,089
2071 10,225,726 112,235,978
2070 10,231,909 111,102,687
2069 10,235,317 109,945,533
2068 10,235,668 108,791,037
2067 10,233,930 107,581,192
2066 10,228,744 106,357,353
2065 10,222,027 105,145,307
2064 10,212,674 103,903,801
2063 10,200,753 102,642,643
2062 10,186,526 101,354,095
2061 10,169,161 100,067,335
2060 10,149,107 98,765,585
2059 10,126,671 97,461,067
2058 10,100,989 96,135,716
2057 10,072,578 94,800,344
2056 10,041,736 93,458,640
2055 10,008,916 92,089,717
2054 9,972,602 90,711,253
2053 9,933,363 89,342,122
2052 9,891,383 87,962,125
2051 9,846,656 86,581,277
2050 9,799,766 85,194,794
2049 9,750,669 83,803,171
2048 9,697,931 82,442,635
2047 9,643,484 81,085,689
2046 9,586,249 79,725,126
2045 9,527,029 78,359,927
2044 9,465,046 77,006,049
2043 9,401,665 75,652,858
2042 9,334,890 74,312,465
2041 9,266,149 72,968,877
2040 9,195,755 71,640,015
2039 9,122,969 70,319,906
2038 9,046,689 69,001,239
2037 8,968,700 67,665,904
2036 8,888,903 66,337,650
2035 8,807,373 65,001,359
2034 8,723,937 63,664,516
2033 8,638,238 62,329,849
2032 8,550,017 61,007,985
2031 8,459,669 59,695,860
2030 8,367,305 58,384,521
2029 8,273,173 57,082,767
2028 8,176,811 55,800,806
2027 8,078,122 54,523,219
2026 7,977,666 52,894,744
2025 7,874,813 51,256,148
2024 7,769,819 50,448,963
2023 7,664,993 50,042,791
2022 7,559,007 49,383,346
2021 7,453,194 48,066,924
2020 7,346,533 46,789,231
2019 7,237,636 45,548,175
2018 7,128,045 44,230,596
2017 7,018,147 42,714,306
2016 6,908,802 41,259,892
2015 6,801,645 40,024,431
2014 6,703,172 38,823,318
2013 6,611,385 37,785,849
2012 6,518,978 36,923,178
2011 6,426,590 36,140,806
2010 6,334,194 35,414,399
2009 6,241,642 34,569,113
2008 6,148,969 33,623,980
2007 6,056,236 32,764,135
2006 5,963,200 31,992,435
2005 5,869,523 31,262,444
2004 5,781,626 30,556,637
2003 5,697,945 29,896,035
2002 5,610,889 29,228,727
2001 5,521,482 28,516,770
2000 5,431,212 27,816,745
1999 5,340,784 27,130,613
1998 5,248,266 26,458,999
1997 5,152,011 25,799,821
1996 5,045,678 25,231,528
1995 4,929,409 24,672,143
1994 4,809,220 24,043,948
1993 4,685,060 23,445,592
1992 4,559,646 22,927,355
1991 4,435,118 22,470,676
1990 4,311,955 22,021,481
1989 4,190,974 21,578,022
1988 4,072,601 21,138,431
1987 3,957,612 20,704,904
1986 3,846,715 20,288,238
1985 3,739,985 19,905,872
1984 3,637,843 19,546,528
1983 3,541,001 19,109,770
1982 3,450,026 18,486,645
1981 3,366,631 17,780,572
1980 3,292,573 17,058,905
1979 3,228,202 16,355,352
1978 3,171,740 15,695,003
1977 3,118,923 15,086,614
1976 3,064,876 14,569,716
1975 3,005,521 14,064,798
1974 2,939,761 13,580,723
1973 2,870,573 13,049,315
1972 2,801,660 12,527,856
1971 2,734,628 12,105,539
1970 2,669,702 11,695,771
1969 2,606,959 11,298,936
1968 2,546,377 10,917,999
1967 2,487,715 10,550,597
1966 2,431,084 10,197,578
1965 2,376,200 9,858,030
1964 2,322,826 9,531,109
1963 2,271,061 9,218,077
1962 2,219,910 8,919,028
1961 2,169,796 8,634,941
1960 2,121,514 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/laos/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,096,036 people (a 15.9% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Laos' population will grow by 22.4% to 9,799,766 people with a rank change from 103rd to 99th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Laos
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Laos Sudan
2100 -0.5% 0.42%
2099 -0.49% 0.45%
2098 -0.47% 0.47%
2097 -0.46% 0.47%
2096 -0.45% 0.5%
2095 -0.44% 0.49%
2094 -0.43% 0.54%
2093 -0.42% 0.57%
2092 -0.41% 0.57%
2091 -0.4% 0.6%
2090 -0.38% 0.63%
2089 -0.37% 0.65%
2088 -0.35% 0.68%
2087 -0.34% 0.7%
2086 -0.32% 0.72%
2085 -0.3% 0.75%
2084 -0.29% 0.76%
2083 -0.27% 0.77%
2082 -0.26% 0.77%
2081 -0.24% 0.79%
2080 -0.23% 0.81%
2079 -0.21% 0.85%
2078 -0.2% 0.86%
2077 -0.17% 0.87%
2076 -0.16% 0.91%
2075 -0.14% 0.94%
2074 -0.12% 0.96%
2073 -0.1% 0.99%
2072 -0.07% 1.01%
2071 -0.06% 1.02%
2070 -0.03% 1.05%
2069 -0.003% 1.06%
2068 0.02% 1.12%
2067 0.05% 1.15%
2066 0.07% 1.15%
2065 0.09% 1.19%
2064 0.12% 1.23%
2063 0.14% 1.27%
2062 0.17% 1.29%
2061 0.2% 1.32%
2060 0.22% 1.34%
2059 0.25% 1.38%
2058 0.28% 1.41%
2057 0.31% 1.44%
2056 0.33% 1.49%
2055 0.36% 1.52%
2054 0.4% 1.53%
2053 0.42% 1.57%
2052 0.45% 1.59%
2051 0.48% 1.63%
2050 0.5% 1.66%
2049 0.54% 1.65%
2048 0.56% 1.67%
2047 0.6% 1.71%
2046 0.62% 1.74%
2045 0.65% 1.76%
2044 0.67% 1.79%
2043 0.72% 1.8%
2042 0.74% 1.84%
2041 0.77% 1.85%
2040 0.8% 1.88%
2039 0.84% 1.91%
2038 0.87% 1.97%
2037 0.9% 2%
2036 0.93% 2.06%
2035 0.96% 2.1%
2034 0.99% 2.14%
2033 1.03% 2.17%
2032 1.07% 2.2%
2031 1.1% 2.25%
2030 1.14% 2.28%
2029 1.18% 2.3%
2028 1.22% 2.34%
2027 1.26% 3.08%
2026 1.31% 3.2%
2025 1.35% 1.6%
2024 1.37% 0.81%
2023 1.4% 1.34%
2022 1.42% 2.74%
2021 1.45% 2.73%
2020 1.5% 2.72%
2019 1.54% 2.98%
2018 1.57% 3.55%
2017 1.58% 3.53%
2016 1.58% 3.09%
2015 1.47% 3.09%
2014 1.39% 2.75%
2013 1.42% 2.34%
2012 1.44% 2.16%
2011 1.46% 2.05%
2010 1.48% 2.45%
2009 1.51% 2.81%
2008 1.53% 2.62%
2007 1.56% 2.41%
2006 1.6% 2.34%
2005 1.52% 2.31%
2004 1.47% 2.21%
2003 1.55% 2.28%
2002 1.62% 2.5%
2001 1.66% 2.52%
2000 1.69% 2.53%
1999 1.76% 2.54%
1998 1.87% 2.55%
1997 2.11% 2.25%
1996 2.36% 2.27%
1995 2.5% 2.61%
1994 2.65% 2.55%
1993 2.75% 2.26%
1992 2.81% 2.03%
1991 2.86% 2.04%
1990 2.89% 2.06%
1989 2.91% 2.08%
1988 2.91% 2.09%
1987 2.88% 2.05%
1986 2.85% 1.92%
1985 2.81% 1.84%
1984 2.73% 2.29%
1983 2.64% 3.37%
1982 2.48% 3.97%
1981 2.25% 4.23%
1980 1.99% 4.3%
1979 1.78% 4.21%
1978 1.69% 4.03%
1977 1.76% 3.55%
1976 1.97% 3.59%
1975 2.24% 3.56%
1974 2.41% 4.07%
1973 2.46% 4.16%
1972 2.45% 3.49%
1971 2.43% 3.5%
1970 2.41% 3.51%
1969 2.38% 3.49%
1968 2.36% 3.48%
1967 2.33% 3.46%
1966 2.31% 3.44%
1965 2.3% 3.43%
1964 2.28% 3.4%
1963 2.3% 3.35%
1962 2.31% 3.29%
1961 2.28% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/laos/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Laos grew by 1.37%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Laos Sudan
Current population
8004838
53335233
Population rank 103/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.1% 0.64%
One net population change
5.01 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
3.22 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +287 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +104,826 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 116/197
One migration net change every
49.5 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -10,645 +291,469
Net migration rank 134/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 51,446 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 149/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 166/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Laos
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Laos Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,645 - 291,469
2024 - -10,284 - -544,257
2023 115,359 -10,003 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 116,620 -10,003 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 115,323 -10,305 1,293,817 31,664
2020 118,609 -10,305 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 119,797 -10,305 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 119,986 -10,305 1,257,387 125,499
2017 120,515 -10,400 1,208,046 441,623
2016 119,978 -11,401 1,174,422 84,728
2015 118,723 -12,991 1,145,259 66,476
2014 118,103 -26,881 1,097,962 92,504
2013 119,845 -27,492 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 121,324 -28,871 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 122,863 -30,538 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 122,516 -30,046 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 122,174 -29,545 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 121,042 -28,318 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 119,980 -27,233 992,819 -201,769
2006 118,602 -25,286 963,740 -211,387
2005 118,165 -24,138 907,017 -199,378
2004 121,888 -40,120 889,382 -185,392
2003 122,158 -36,572 898,226 -281,001
2002 122,110 -33,595 897,965 -180,603
2001 123,847 -33,552 880,284 -173,745
2000 124,201 -33,965 858,536 -165,030
1999 127,255 -36,632 835,840 -157,090
1998 128,409 -33,997 814,752 -150,271
1997 130,388 -32,288 802,245 -148,368
1996 131,142 -16,574 792,926 -310,221
1995 132,241 -14,279 780,700 -144,670
1994 134,201 -11,782 764,645 -144,324
1993 135,295 -9,390 743,249 -166,861
1992 132,417 -7,502 731,177 -271,093
1991 129,523 -5,390 714,612 -261,341
1990 125,297 -3,100 699,953 -254,825
1989 121,044 -1,272 683,743 -241,979
1988 117,050 -80 672,604 -235,213
1987 113,005 0 658,416 -228,756
1986 109,266 -475 649,649 -245,968
1985 106,047 -1,376 583,382 -222,315
1984 102,318 -2,698 577,405 -219,755
1983 98,178 -4,108 570,198 -54,325
1982 94,058 -6,184 606,362 124,007
1981 89,963 -11,061 585,087 96,697
1980 86,548 -17,339 552,930 208,602
1979 82,852 -23,317 524,942 120,613
1978 80,604 -27,208 497,987 177,153
1977 79,149 -26,908 483,089 58,540
1976 77,575 -21,738 470,019 22,147
1975 76,725 -13,858 454,813 62,843
1974 74,652 -6,000 444,456 6,023
1973 70,513 -774 439,201 173,143
1972 68,095 0 428,340 2,238
1971 65,959 0 417,641 -3,577
1970 63,896 0 401,013 4,479
1969 61,595 0 385,712 2,476
1968 59,567 0 370,917 2,776
1967 57,763 0 356,599 4,508
1966 55,494 0 342,118 2,813
1965 54,268 0 327,799 6,367
1964 52,482 0 315,166 4,505
1963 51,056 0 302,132 4,263
1962 51,244 0 287,317 4,387
1961 48,992 0 272,562 3,904
1960 47,575 0 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/laos/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 90.6% of the population change in Laos is from natural causes (a gain of 1,183,013 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 122,899 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 51,446 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Laos, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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