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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	United States	Laos	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	2,121,514	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	2,169,796	183,691,481	2.28%	1.67%
1962	2,219,910	186,537,737	2.31%	1.55%
1963	2,271,061	189,241,798	2.3%	1.45%
1964	2,322,826	191,888,791	2.28%	1.4%
1965	2,376,200	194,302,963	2.3%	1.26%
1966	2,431,084	196,560,338	2.31%	1.16%
1967	2,487,715	198,712,056	2.33%	1.09%
1968	2,546,377	200,706,052	2.36%	1%
1969	2,606,959	202,676,946	2.38%	0.98%
1970	2,669,702	205,052,174	2.41%	1.17%
1971	2,734,628	207,660,677	2.43%	1.27%
1972	2,801,660	209,896,021	2.45%	1.08%
1973	2,870,573	211,908,788	2.46%	0.96%
1974	2,939,761	213,853,928	2.41%	0.92%
1975	3,005,521	215,973,199	2.24%	0.99%
1976	3,064,876	218,035,164	1.97%	0.95%
1977	3,118,923	220,239,425	1.76%	1.01%
1978	3,171,740	222,584,545	1.69%	1.06%
1979	3,228,202	225,055,487	1.78%	1.11%
1980	3,292,573	226,542,250	1.99%	0.66%
1981	3,366,631	229,465,744	2.25%	1.29%
1982	3,450,026	231,664,432	2.48%	0.96%
1983	3,541,001	233,792,014	2.64%	0.92%
1984	3,637,843	235,824,908	2.73%	0.87%
1985	3,739,985	237,923,734	2.81%	0.89%
1986	3,846,715	240,132,831	2.85%	0.93%
1987	3,957,612	242,288,936	2.88%	0.9%
1988	4,072,601	244,499,004	2.91%	0.91%
1989	4,190,974	246,819,222	2.91%	0.95%
1990	4,311,955	250,131,894	2.89%	1.34%
1991	4,435,118	253,492,503	2.86%	1.34%
1992	4,559,646	256,894,189	2.81%	1.34%
1993	4,685,060	260,255,352	2.75%	1.31%
1994	4,809,220	263,435,673	2.65%	1.22%
1995	4,929,409	266,557,091	2.5%	1.18%
1996	5,045,678	269,667,391	2.36%	1.17%
1997	5,152,011	272,911,760	2.11%	1.2%
1998	5,248,266	276,115,288	1.87%	1.17%
1999	5,340,784	279,294,713	1.76%	1.15%
2000	5,431,212	282,162,411	1.69%	1.03%
2001	5,521,482	284,968,955	1.66%	0.99%
2002	5,610,889	287,625,193	1.62%	0.93%
2003	5,697,945	290,107,933	1.55%	0.86%
2004	5,781,626	292,805,298	1.47%	0.93%
2005	5,869,523	295,516,599	1.52%	0.93%
2006	5,963,200	298,379,912	1.6%	0.97%
2007	6,056,236	301,231,207	1.56%	0.96%
2008	6,148,969	304,093,966	1.53%	0.95%
2009	6,241,642	306,771,529	1.51%	0.88%
2010	6,334,194	309,327,143	1.48%	0.83%
2011	6,426,590	311,583,481	1.46%	0.73%
2012	6,518,978	313,877,662	1.44%	0.74%
2013	6,611,385	316,059,947	1.42%	0.7%
2014	6,703,172	318,386,329	1.39%	0.74%
2015	6,801,645	320,738,994	1.47%	0.74%
2016	6,908,802	323,071,755	1.58%	0.73%
2017	7,018,147	325,122,128	1.58%	0.63%
2018	7,128,045	326,838,199	1.57%	0.53%
2019	7,237,636	328,329,953	1.54%	0.46%
2020	7,346,533	331,526,933	1.5%	0.97%
2021	7,453,194	331,893,745	1.45%	0.11%
2022	7,559,007	333,271,411	1.42%	0.42%
2023	7,664,993	334,914,895	1.4%	0.49%
2024	7,769,819	340,110,988	1.37%	1.55%
2025	7,873,043	341,931,772	1.33%	0.54%
2026	7,974,020	343,664,369	1.28%	0.51%
2027	8,072,924	345,331,185	1.24%	0.49%
2028	8,169,794	346,981,137	1.2%	0.48%
2029	8,264,394	348,601,982	1.16%	0.47%
2030	8,357,024	350,176,974	1.12%	0.45%
2031	8,447,769	351,725,612	1.09%	0.44%
2032	8,536,450	353,249,060	1.05%	0.43%
2033	8,622,824	354,749,644	1.01%	0.42%
2034	8,706,826	356,234,239	0.97%	0.42%
2035	8,788,759	357,694,316	0.94%	0.41%
2036	8,868,880	359,119,002	0.91%	0.4%
2037	8,947,241	360,517,853	0.88%	0.39%
2038	9,023,864	361,895,407	0.86%	0.38%
2039	9,097,889	363,229,908	0.82%	0.37%
2040	9,168,998	364,512,364	0.78%	0.35%
2041	9,238,108	365,753,139	0.75%	0.34%
2042	9,305,405	366,969,419	0.73%	0.33%
2043	9,370,049	368,146,925	0.69%	0.32%
2044	9,432,310	369,258,123	0.66%	0.3%
2045	9,492,501	370,318,770	0.64%	0.29%
2046	9,550,341	371,328,255	0.61%	0.27%
2047	9,605,804	372,299,116	0.58%	0.26%
2048	9,659,037	373,230,539	0.55%	0.25%
2049	9,709,614	374,119,803	0.52%	0.24%
2050	9,757,279	374,986,259	0.49%	0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.