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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Suriname	Laos	Suriname
1960	2,121,514	263,918	-	-
1961	2,169,796	272,791	2.28%	3.36%
1962	2,219,910	283,912	2.31%	4.08%
1963	2,271,061	297,034	2.3%	4.62%
1964	2,322,826	309,041	2.28%	4.04%
1965	2,376,200	320,000	2.3%	3.55%
1966	2,431,084	331,135	2.31%	3.48%
1967	2,487,715	342,679	2.33%	3.49%
1968	2,546,377	354,616	2.36%	3.48%
1969	2,606,959	366,906	2.38%	3.47%
1970	2,669,702	379,442	2.41%	3.42%
1971	2,734,628	391,932	2.43%	3.29%
1972	2,801,660	397,413	2.45%	1.4%
1973	2,870,573	395,772	2.46%	-0.41%
1974	2,939,761	393,676	2.41%	-0.53%
1975	3,005,521	391,170	2.24%	-0.64%
1976	3,064,876	388,289	1.97%	-0.74%
1977	3,118,923	385,067	1.76%	-0.83%
1978	3,171,740	381,502	1.69%	-0.93%
1979	3,228,202	377,602	1.78%	-1.02%
1980	3,292,573	375,377	1.99%	-0.59%
1981	3,366,631	375,459	2.25%	0.02%
1982	3,450,026	376,555	2.48%	0.29%
1983	3,541,001	378,746	2.64%	0.58%
1984	3,637,843	382,193	2.73%	0.91%
1985	3,739,985	386,972	2.81%	1.25%
1986	3,846,715	392,330	2.85%	1.38%
1987	3,957,612	396,911	2.88%	1.17%
1988	4,072,601	402,227	2.91%	1.34%
1989	4,190,974	408,409	2.91%	1.54%
1990	4,311,955	412,493	2.89%	1%
1991	4,435,118	415,013	2.86%	0.61%
1992	4,559,646	417,589	2.81%	0.62%
1993	4,685,060	419,352	2.75%	0.42%
1994	4,809,220	422,375	2.65%	0.72%
1995	4,929,409	429,606	2.5%	1.71%
1996	5,045,678	438,830	2.36%	2.15%
1997	5,152,011	448,067	2.11%	2.1%
1998	5,248,266	457,406	1.87%	2.08%
1999	5,340,784	466,916	1.76%	2.08%
2000	5,431,212	476,643	1.69%	2.08%
2001	5,521,482	486,560	1.66%	2.08%
2002	5,610,889	496,551	1.62%	2.05%
2003	5,697,945	506,414	1.55%	1.99%
2004	5,781,626	513,923	1.47%	1.48%
2005	5,869,523	519,313	1.52%	1.05%
2006	5,963,200	524,997	1.6%	1.09%
2007	6,056,236	531,016	1.56%	1.15%
2008	6,148,969	537,245	1.53%	1.17%
2009	6,241,642	543,568	1.51%	1.18%
2010	6,334,194	549,923	1.48%	1.17%
2011	6,426,590	556,269	1.46%	1.15%
2012	6,518,978	562,633	1.44%	1.14%
2013	6,611,385	569,020	1.42%	1.14%
2014	6,703,172	575,373	1.39%	1.12%
2015	6,801,645	581,627	1.47%	1.09%
2016	6,908,802	587,757	1.58%	1.05%
2017	7,018,147	593,713	1.58%	1.01%
2018	7,128,045	599,513	1.57%	0.98%
2019	7,237,636	605,768	1.54%	1.04%
2020	7,346,533	612,317	1.5%	1.08%
2021	7,453,194	617,896	1.45%	0.91%
2022	7,559,007	623,164	1.42%	0.85%
2023	7,664,993	628,886	1.4%	0.92%
2024	7,769,819	634,431	1.37%	0.88%
2025	7,873,043	639,852	1.33%	0.85%
2026	7,974,020	645,257	1.28%	0.84%
2027	8,072,924	650,564	1.24%	0.82%
2028	8,169,794	655,783	1.2%	0.8%
2029	8,264,394	660,793	1.16%	0.76%
2030	8,357,024	665,650	1.12%	0.74%
2031	8,447,769	670,421	1.09%	0.72%
2032	8,536,450	675,070	1.05%	0.69%
2033	8,622,824	679,573	1.01%	0.67%
2034	8,706,826	683,911	0.97%	0.64%
2035	8,788,759	688,189	0.94%	0.63%
2036	8,868,880	692,343	0.91%	0.6%
2037	8,947,241	696,213	0.88%	0.56%
2038	9,023,864	699,908	0.86%	0.53%
2039	9,097,889	703,569	0.82%	0.52%
2040	9,168,998	707,156	0.78%	0.51%
2041	9,238,108	710,619	0.75%	0.49%
2042	9,305,405	713,900	0.73%	0.46%
2043	9,370,049	716,999	0.69%	0.43%
2044	9,432,310	719,920	0.66%	0.41%
2045	9,492,501	722,759	0.64%	0.39%
2046	9,550,341	725,322	0.61%	0.35%
2047	9,605,804	727,726	0.58%	0.33%
2048	9,659,037	730,038	0.55%	0.32%
2049	9,709,614	732,021	0.52%	0.27%
2050	9,757,279	733,898	0.49%	0.26%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.