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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Tonga	Laos	Tonga
1960	2,121,514	66,170	-	-
1961	2,169,796	68,037	2.28%	2.82%
1962	2,219,910	69,940	2.31%	2.8%
1963	2,271,061	71,885	2.3%	2.78%
1964	2,322,826	73,879	2.28%	2.77%
1965	2,376,200	75,924	2.3%	2.77%
1966	2,431,084	78,002	2.31%	2.74%
1967	2,487,715	79,814	2.33%	2.32%
1968	2,546,377	81,353	2.36%	1.93%
1969	2,606,959	82,885	2.38%	1.88%
1970	2,669,702	84,401	2.41%	1.83%
1971	2,734,628	85,896	2.43%	1.77%
1972	2,801,660	87,356	2.45%	1.7%
1973	2,870,573	88,805	2.46%	1.66%
1974	2,939,761	90,683	2.41%	2.11%
1975	3,005,521	93,017	2.24%	2.57%
1976	3,064,876	95,325	1.97%	2.48%
1977	3,118,923	96,725	1.76%	1.47%
1978	3,171,740	97,204	1.69%	0.5%
1979	3,228,202	97,544	1.78%	0.35%
1980	3,292,573	97,769	1.99%	0.23%
1981	3,366,631	97,909	2.25%	0.14%
1982	3,450,026	97,980	2.48%	0.07%
1983	3,541,001	97,998	2.64%	0.02%
1984	3,637,843	97,990	2.73%	-0.008%
1985	3,739,985	97,984	2.81%	-0.006%
1986	3,846,715	98,010	2.85%	0.03%
1987	3,957,612	98,376	2.88%	0.37%
1988	4,072,601	98,969	2.91%	0.6%
1989	4,190,974	99,403	2.91%	0.44%
1990	4,311,955	99,700	2.89%	0.3%
1991	4,435,118	99,895	2.86%	0.2%
1992	4,559,646	100,022	2.81%	0.13%
1993	4,685,060	100,103	2.75%	0.08%
1994	4,809,220	100,166	2.65%	0.06%
1995	4,929,409	100,225	2.5%	0.06%
1996	5,045,678	100,275	2.36%	0.05%
1997	5,152,011	100,674	2.11%	0.4%
1998	5,248,266	101,388	1.87%	0.71%
1999	5,340,784	102,046	1.76%	0.65%
2000	5,431,212	102,677	1.69%	0.62%
2001	5,521,482	103,288	1.66%	0.6%
2002	5,610,889	103,874	1.62%	0.57%
2003	5,697,945	104,464	1.55%	0.57%
2004	5,781,626	105,071	1.47%	0.58%
2005	5,869,523	105,671	1.52%	0.57%
2006	5,963,200	106,253	1.6%	0.55%
2007	6,056,236	106,726	1.56%	0.45%
2008	6,148,969	107,020	1.53%	0.28%
2009	6,241,642	107,203	1.51%	0.17%
2010	6,334,194	107,400	1.48%	0.18%
2011	6,426,590	107,570	1.46%	0.16%
2012	6,518,978	107,460	1.44%	-0.1%
2013	6,611,385	107,078	1.42%	-0.36%
2014	6,703,172	106,609	1.39%	-0.44%
2015	6,801,645	106,095	1.47%	-0.48%
2016	6,908,802	105,524	1.58%	-0.54%
2017	7,018,147	105,356	1.58%	-0.16%
2018	7,128,045	105,567	1.57%	0.2%
2019	7,237,636	105,669	1.54%	0.1%
2020	7,346,533	105,704	1.5%	0.03%
2021	7,453,194	105,490	1.45%	-0.2%
2022	7,559,007	105,042	1.42%	-0.42%
2023	7,664,993	104,597	1.4%	-0.42%
2024	7,769,819	104,175	1.37%	-0.4%
2025	7,873,043	103,744	1.33%	-0.41%
2026	7,974,020	103,290	1.28%	-0.44%
2027	8,072,924	102,899	1.24%	-0.38%
2028	8,169,794	102,568	1.2%	-0.32%
2029	8,264,394	102,280	1.16%	-0.28%
2030	8,357,024	102,069	1.12%	-0.21%
2031	8,447,769	101,927	1.09%	-0.14%
2032	8,536,450	101,837	1.05%	-0.09%
2033	8,622,824	101,807	1.01%	-0.03%
2034	8,706,826	101,806	0.97%	-0.001%
2035	8,788,759	101,833	0.94%	0.03%
2036	8,868,880	101,895	0.91%	0.06%
2037	8,947,241	101,993	0.88%	0.1%
2038	9,023,864	102,173	0.86%	0.18%
2039	9,097,889	102,367	0.82%	0.19%
2040	9,168,998	102,568	0.78%	0.2%
2041	9,238,108	102,805	0.75%	0.23%
2042	9,305,405	103,038	0.73%	0.23%
2043	9,370,049	103,306	0.69%	0.26%
2044	9,432,310	103,612	0.66%	0.3%
2045	9,492,501	103,928	0.64%	0.3%
2046	9,550,341	104,232	0.61%	0.29%
2047	9,605,804	104,502	0.58%	0.26%
2048	9,659,037	104,744	0.55%	0.23%
2049	9,709,614	104,975	0.52%	0.22%
2050	9,757,279	105,193	0.49%	0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.