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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Laos was 7,769,819 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Laos' population is 8,004,838 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 6.64 times bigger than Laos'.
  • Laos is ranked the 103rd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.1% for Laos vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Laos has had an average growth rate of +1.48% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Laos has increased from 5.96M people to 8M (34.2% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Laos vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Laos
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Laos Uganda
2100 9,342,607 122,497,526
2099 9,389,481 122,436,109
2098 9,435,427 122,364,302
2097 9,480,219 122,266,255
2096 9,524,052 122,146,810
2095 9,567,045 121,976,411
2094 9,609,471 121,799,752
2093 9,651,065 121,584,860
2092 9,691,590 121,336,796
2091 9,731,446 121,070,447
2090 9,770,116 120,767,412
2089 9,807,690 120,427,771
2088 9,844,143 120,064,594
2087 9,879,110 119,668,549
2086 9,912,903 119,256,686
2085 9,945,223 118,815,763
2084 9,975,614 118,339,179
2083 10,005,023 117,821,938
2082 10,032,558 117,274,958
2081 10,058,731 116,707,394
2080 10,083,222 116,096,095
2079 10,106,703 115,474,153
2078 10,128,372 114,805,376
2077 10,148,533 114,118,687
2076 10,165,829 113,390,189
2075 10,182,062 112,637,851
2074 10,196,505 111,863,410
2073 10,208,837 111,070,771
2072 10,218,581 110,240,940
2071 10,225,726 109,392,890
2070 10,231,909 108,505,633
2069 10,235,317 107,607,659
2068 10,235,668 106,677,578
2067 10,233,930 105,722,829
2066 10,228,744 104,739,111
2065 10,222,027 103,737,893
2064 10,212,674 102,701,560
2063 10,200,753 101,646,533
2062 10,186,526 100,561,859
2061 10,169,161 99,450,764
2060 10,149,107 98,334,788
2059 10,126,671 97,187,498
2058 10,100,989 96,014,439
2057 10,072,578 94,821,765
2056 10,041,736 93,613,209
2055 10,008,916 92,385,049
2054 9,972,602 91,132,827
2053 9,933,363 89,857,705
2052 9,891,383 88,568,311
2051 9,846,656 87,270,603
2050 9,799,766 85,957,376
2049 9,750,669 84,632,277
2048 9,697,931 83,284,965
2047 9,643,484 81,928,165
2046 9,586,249 80,569,225
2045 9,527,029 79,208,662
2044 9,465,046 77,834,944
2043 9,401,665 76,453,982
2042 9,334,890 75,075,287
2041 9,266,149 73,701,695
2040 9,195,755 72,333,375
2039 9,122,969 70,963,211
2038 9,046,689 69,580,447
2037 8,968,700 68,186,136
2036 8,888,903 66,804,746
2035 8,807,373 65,411,934
2034 8,723,937 64,023,352
2033 8,638,238 62,634,483
2032 8,550,017 61,235,174
2031 8,459,669 59,825,075
2030 8,367,305 58,415,479
2029 8,273,173 57,006,283
2028 8,176,811 55,596,520
2027 8,078,122 54,191,271
2026 7,977,666 52,792,624
2025 7,874,813 51,400,003
2024 7,769,819 50,015,092
2023 7,664,993 48,656,601
2022 7,559,007 47,312,719
2021 7,453,194 45,910,930
2020 7,346,533 44,457,152
2019 7,237,636 42,999,637
2018 7,128,045 41,565,831
2017 7,018,147 40,177,388
2016 6,908,802 38,799,152
2015 6,801,645 37,531,446
2014 6,703,172 36,395,539
2013 6,611,385 35,337,042
2012 6,518,978 34,337,438
2011 6,426,590 33,354,543
2010 6,334,194 32,390,802
2009 6,241,642 31,451,151
2008 6,148,969 30,539,553
2007 6,056,236 29,653,430
2006 5,963,200 28,794,003
2005 5,869,523 27,963,289
2004 5,781,626 27,154,515
2003 5,697,945 26,352,124
2002 5,610,889 25,532,870
2001 5,521,482 24,745,676
2000 5,431,212 24,000,150
1999 5,340,784 23,257,281
1998 5,248,266 22,515,806
1997 5,152,011 21,856,046
1996 5,045,678 21,231,550
1995 4,929,409 20,665,667
1994 4,809,220 20,108,801
1993 4,685,060 19,445,161
1992 4,559,646 18,785,032
1991 4,435,118 18,155,901
1990 4,311,955 17,569,897
1989 4,190,974 17,010,698
1988 4,072,601 16,470,483
1987 3,957,612 15,954,170
1986 3,846,715 15,467,579
1985 3,739,985 15,023,681
1984 3,637,843 14,607,677
1983 3,541,001 14,221,881
1982 3,450,026 13,873,631
1981 3,366,631 13,556,452
1980 3,292,573 13,275,741
1979 3,228,202 13,002,163
1978 3,171,740 12,692,113
1977 3,118,923 12,359,669
1976 3,064,876 12,037,294
1975 3,005,521 11,725,240
1974 2,939,761 11,424,846
1973 2,870,573 11,144,236
1972 2,801,660 10,885,796
1971 2,734,628 10,618,206
1970 2,669,702 10,321,603
1969 2,606,959 10,014,858
1968 2,546,377 9,708,632
1967 2,487,715 9,408,924
1966 2,431,084 9,122,864
1965 2,376,200 8,849,203
1964 2,322,826 8,586,363
1963 2,271,061 8,333,663
1962 2,219,910 8,092,231
1961 2,169,796 7,862,217
1960 2,121,514 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,096,036 people (a 15.9% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Laos
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Laos Uganda
2100 -0.5% 0.05%
2099 -0.49% 0.06%
2098 -0.47% 0.08%
2097 -0.46% 0.1%
2096 -0.45% 0.14%
2095 -0.44% 0.15%
2094 -0.43% 0.18%
2093 -0.42% 0.2%
2092 -0.41% 0.22%
2091 -0.4% 0.25%
2090 -0.38% 0.28%
2089 -0.37% 0.3%
2088 -0.35% 0.33%
2087 -0.34% 0.35%
2086 -0.32% 0.37%
2085 -0.3% 0.4%
2084 -0.29% 0.44%
2083 -0.27% 0.47%
2082 -0.26% 0.49%
2081 -0.24% 0.53%
2080 -0.23% 0.54%
2079 -0.21% 0.58%
2078 -0.2% 0.6%
2077 -0.17% 0.64%
2076 -0.16% 0.67%
2075 -0.14% 0.69%
2074 -0.12% 0.71%
2073 -0.1% 0.75%
2072 -0.07% 0.78%
2071 -0.06% 0.82%
2070 -0.03% 0.83%
2069 -0.003% 0.87%
2068 0.02% 0.9%
2067 0.05% 0.94%
2066 0.07% 0.97%
2065 0.09% 1.01%
2064 0.12% 1.04%
2063 0.14% 1.08%
2062 0.17% 1.12%
2061 0.2% 1.13%
2060 0.22% 1.18%
2059 0.25% 1.22%
2058 0.28% 1.26%
2057 0.31% 1.29%
2056 0.33% 1.33%
2055 0.36% 1.37%
2054 0.4% 1.42%
2053 0.42% 1.46%
2052 0.45% 1.49%
2051 0.48% 1.53%
2050 0.5% 1.57%
2049 0.54% 1.62%
2048 0.56% 1.66%
2047 0.6% 1.69%
2046 0.62% 1.72%
2045 0.65% 1.76%
2044 0.67% 1.81%
2043 0.72% 1.84%
2042 0.74% 1.86%
2041 0.77% 1.89%
2040 0.8% 1.93%
2039 0.84% 1.99%
2038 0.87% 2.04%
2037 0.9% 2.07%
2036 0.93% 2.13%
2035 0.96% 2.17%
2034 0.99% 2.22%
2033 1.03% 2.29%
2032 1.07% 2.36%
2031 1.1% 2.41%
2030 1.14% 2.47%
2029 1.18% 2.54%
2028 1.22% 2.59%
2027 1.26% 2.65%
2026 1.31% 2.71%
2025 1.35% 2.77%
2024 1.37% 2.79%
2023 1.4% 2.84%
2022 1.42% 3.05%
2021 1.45% 3.27%
2020 1.5% 3.39%
2019 1.54% 3.45%
2018 1.57% 3.46%
2017 1.58% 3.55%
2016 1.58% 3.38%
2015 1.47% 3.12%
2014 1.39% 3%
2013 1.42% 2.91%
2012 1.44% 2.95%
2011 1.46% 2.98%
2010 1.48% 2.99%
2009 1.51% 2.98%
2008 1.53% 2.99%
2007 1.56% 2.98%
2006 1.6% 2.97%
2005 1.52% 2.98%
2004 1.47% 3.04%
2003 1.55% 3.21%
2002 1.62% 3.18%
2001 1.66% 3.11%
2000 1.69% 3.19%
1999 1.76% 3.29%
1998 1.87% 3.02%
1997 2.11% 2.94%
1996 2.36% 2.74%
1995 2.5% 2.77%
1994 2.65% 3.41%
1993 2.75% 3.51%
1992 2.81% 3.47%
1991 2.86% 3.34%
1990 2.89% 3.29%
1989 2.91% 3.28%
1988 2.91% 3.24%
1987 2.88% 3.15%
1986 2.85% 2.95%
1985 2.81% 2.85%
1984 2.73% 2.71%
1983 2.64% 2.51%
1982 2.48% 2.34%
1981 2.25% 2.11%
1980 1.99% 2.1%
1979 1.78% 2.44%
1978 1.69% 2.69%
1977 1.76% 2.68%
1976 1.97% 2.66%
1975 2.24% 2.63%
1974 2.41% 2.52%
1973 2.46% 2.37%
1972 2.45% 2.52%
1971 2.43% 2.87%
1970 2.41% 3.06%
1969 2.38% 3.15%
1968 2.36% 3.19%
1967 2.33% 3.14%
1966 2.31% 3.09%
1965 2.3% 3.06%
1964 2.28% 3.03%
1963 2.3% 2.98%
1962 2.31% 2.93%
1961 2.28% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Laos grew by 1.37%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Laos Uganda
Current population
8004838
53170946
Population rank 103/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.1% 0.64%
One net population change
5.01 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
3.22 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +287 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +104,826 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 22/197
One migration net change every
49.5 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -10,645 -119,059
Net migration rank 134/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 51,446 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 149/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 166/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Laos
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Laos Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,645 - -119,059
2024 - -10,284 - -117,924
2023 115,359 -10,003 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 116,620 -10,003 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 115,323 -10,305 1,423,377 43,464
2020 118,609 -10,305 1,397,288 43,464
2019 119,797 -10,305 1,367,044 107,210
2018 119,986 -10,305 1,332,600 60,724
2017 120,515 -10,400 1,290,658 92,879
2016 119,978 -11,401 1,249,565 123,379
2015 118,723 -12,991 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 118,103 -26,881 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 119,845 -27,492 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 121,324 -28,871 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 122,863 -30,538 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 122,516 -30,046 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 122,174 -29,545 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 121,042 -28,318 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 119,980 -27,233 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 118,602 -25,286 999,958 -156,232
2005 118,165 -24,138 969,096 -151,386
2004 121,888 -40,120 938,623 -138,770
2003 122,158 -36,572 901,374 -96,429
2002 122,110 -33,595 868,756 -35,149
2001 123,847 -33,552 836,751 -95,956
2000 124,201 -33,965 803,069 -52,824
1999 127,255 -36,632 775,166 -39,695
1998 128,409 -33,997 741,175 6,277
1997 130,388 -32,288 727,523 -155,461
1996 131,142 -16,574 699,707 -22,795
1995 132,241 -14,279 697,218 -242,378
1994 134,201 -11,782 675,092 -16,198
1993 135,295 -9,390 650,032 18,349
1992 132,417 -7,502 627,139 24,723
1991 129,523 -5,390 602,740 3,643
1990 125,297 -3,100 587,291 -21,688
1989 121,044 -1,272 565,367 -12,576
1988 117,050 -80 547,759 -20,113
1987 113,005 0 527,397 -22,415
1986 109,266 -475 487,693 -19,485
1985 106,047 -1,376 462,534 -42,942
1984 102,318 -2,698 421,241 -8,818
1983 98,178 -4,108 404,940 -45,776
1982 94,058 -6,184 390,820 -53,497
1981 89,963 -11,061 380,028 -83,010
1980 86,548 -17,339 370,287 -105,900
1979 82,852 -23,317 381,626 -98,863
1978 80,604 -27,208 371,930 -34,606
1977 79,149 -26,908 365,216 -37,671
1976 77,575 -21,738 359,458 -42,259
1975 76,725 -13,858 354,278 -47,359
1974 74,652 -6,000 345,773 -51,910
1973 70,513 -774 340,780 -73,439
1972 68,095 0 335,935 -86,409
1971 65,959 0 328,294 -42,642
1970 63,896 0 333,202 -25,646
1969 61,595 0 320,486 -14,548
1968 59,567 0 309,725 -3,214
1967 57,763 0 296,692 -3,773
1966 55,494 0 282,225 -3,021
1965 54,268 0 271,830 -3,716
1964 52,482 0 260,733 -3,169
1963 51,056 0 250,885 -3,058
1962 51,244 0 241,513 -6,470
1961 48,992 0 232,894 -7,893
1960 47,575 0 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/laos/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 51,446 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Laos, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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