Population in Laos compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Laos and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	UAE	Laos	UAE
1960	2,121,514	131,334	-	-
1961	2,169,796	137,989	2.28%	5.07%
1962	2,219,910	144,946	2.31%	5.04%
1963	2,271,061	152,211	2.3%	5.01%
1964	2,322,826	159,692	2.28%	4.91%
1965	2,376,200	167,103	2.3%	4.64%
1966	2,431,084	173,976	2.31%	4.11%
1967	2,487,715	179,700	2.33%	3.29%
1968	2,546,377	199,416	2.36%	11%
1969	2,606,959	239,660	2.38%	20.2%
1970	2,669,702	286,536	2.41%	19.6%
1971	2,734,628	335,027	2.43%	16.9%
1972	2,801,660	385,014	2.45%	14.9%
1973	2,870,573	436,399	2.46%	13.3%
1974	2,939,761	489,087	2.41%	12.1%
1975	3,005,521	542,856	2.24%	11%
1976	3,064,876	615,866	1.97%	13.4%
1977	3,118,923	710,209	1.76%	15.3%
1978	3,171,740	809,274	1.69%	13.9%
1979	3,228,202	912,010	1.78%	12.7%
1980	3,292,573	1,015,700	1.99%	11.4%
1981	3,366,631	1,099,855	2.25%	8.29%
1982	3,450,026	1,166,370	2.48%	6.05%
1983	3,541,001	1,235,305	2.64%	5.91%
1984	3,637,843	1,305,996	2.73%	5.72%
1985	3,739,985	1,377,911	2.81%	5.51%
1986	3,846,715	1,467,383	2.85%	6.49%
1987	3,957,612	1,574,244	2.88%	7.28%
1988	4,072,601	1,681,788	2.91%	6.83%
1989	4,190,974	1,789,851	2.91%	6.43%
1990	4,311,955	1,898,220	2.89%	6.05%
1991	4,435,118	2,006,626	2.86%	5.71%
1992	4,559,646	2,114,730	2.81%	5.39%
1993	4,685,060	2,222,093	2.75%	5.08%
1994	4,809,220	2,328,188	2.65%	4.77%
1995	4,929,409	2,434,662	2.5%	4.57%
1996	5,045,678	2,597,564	2.36%	6.69%
1997	5,152,011	2,817,410	2.11%	8.46%
1998	5,248,266	3,040,421	1.87%	7.92%
1999	5,340,784	3,266,009	1.76%	7.42%
2000	5,431,212	3,493,575	1.69%	6.97%
2001	5,521,482	3,723,590	1.66%	6.58%
2002	5,610,889	3,956,826	1.62%	6.26%
2003	5,697,945	4,192,457	1.55%	5.96%
2004	5,781,626	4,428,967	1.47%	5.64%
2005	5,869,523	4,664,790	1.52%	5.32%
2006	5,963,200	5,009,100	1.6%	7.38%
2007	6,056,236	5,624,635	1.56%	12.3%
2008	6,148,969	6,302,664	1.53%	12.1%
2009	6,241,642	6,707,058	1.51%	6.42%
2010	6,334,194	6,869,838	1.48%	2.43%
2011	6,426,590	7,104,538	1.46%	3.42%
2012	6,518,978	7,391,448	1.44%	4.04%
2013	6,611,385	7,693,031	1.42%	4.08%
2014	6,703,172	8,059,440	1.39%	4.76%
2015	6,801,645	8,505,237	1.47%	5.53%
2016	6,908,802	8,935,095	1.58%	5.05%
2017	7,018,147	9,223,225	1.58%	3.22%
2018	7,128,045	9,346,701	1.57%	1.34%
2019	7,237,636	9,445,785	1.54%	1.06%
2020	7,346,533	9,401,038	1.5%	-0.47%
2021	7,453,194	9,575,152	1.45%	1.85%
2022	7,559,007	10,074,977	1.42%	5.22%
2023	7,664,993	10,483,751	1.4%	4.06%
2024	7,769,819	10,986,400	1.37%	4.79%
2025	7,873,043	11,304,093	1.33%	2.89%
2026	7,974,020	11,531,926	1.28%	2.02%
2027	8,072,924	11,712,175	1.24%	1.56%
2028	8,169,794	11,868,257	1.2%	1.33%
2029	8,264,394	12,010,111	1.16%	1.2%
2030	8,357,024	12,145,577	1.12%	1.13%
2031	8,447,769	12,281,573	1.09%	1.12%
2032	8,536,450	12,421,758	1.05%	1.14%
2033	8,622,824	12,565,679	1.01%	1.16%
2034	8,706,826	12,712,942	0.97%	1.17%
2035	8,788,759	12,863,015	0.94%	1.18%
2036	8,868,880	13,015,458	0.91%	1.19%
2037	8,947,241	13,169,969	0.88%	1.19%
2038	9,023,864	13,326,337	0.86%	1.19%
2039	9,097,889	13,484,193	0.82%	1.18%
2040	9,168,998	13,643,197	0.78%	1.18%
2041	9,238,108	13,803,349	0.75%	1.17%
2042	9,305,405	13,964,553	0.73%	1.17%
2043	9,370,049	14,126,724	0.69%	1.16%
2044	9,432,310	14,289,828	0.66%	1.15%
2045	9,492,501	14,453,775	0.64%	1.15%
2046	9,550,341	14,619,554	0.61%	1.15%
2047	9,605,804	14,788,991	0.58%	1.16%
2048	9,659,037	14,961,419	0.55%	1.17%
2049	9,709,614	15,135,496	0.52%	1.16%
2050	9,757,279	15,310,628	0.49%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Laos increased by 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Laos gained 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).

Laos was ranked 105th most populous country in 2006 and is 103rd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.