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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Vanuatu	Laos	Vanuatu
1960	2,121,514	64,431	-	-
1961	2,169,796	66,264	2.28%	2.84%
1962	2,219,910	68,174	2.31%	2.88%
1963	2,271,061	70,159	2.3%	2.91%
1964	2,322,826	72,219	2.28%	2.94%
1965	2,376,200	74,358	2.3%	2.96%
1966	2,431,084	76,590	2.31%	3%
1967	2,487,715	78,921	2.33%	3.04%
1968	2,546,377	81,314	2.36%	3.03%
1969	2,606,959	83,755	2.38%	3%
1970	2,669,702	86,266	2.41%	3%
1971	2,734,628	88,862	2.43%	3.01%
1972	2,801,660	91,562	2.45%	3.04%
1973	2,870,573	94,362	2.46%	3.06%
1974	2,939,761	97,260	2.41%	3.07%
1975	3,005,521	100,269	2.24%	3.09%
1976	3,064,876	103,388	1.97%	3.11%
1977	3,118,923	106,618	1.76%	3.12%
1978	3,171,740	109,963	1.69%	3.14%
1979	3,228,202	113,040	1.78%	2.8%
1980	3,292,573	115,660	1.99%	2.32%
1981	3,366,631	118,249	2.25%	2.24%
1982	3,450,026	121,035	2.48%	2.36%
1983	3,541,001	123,998	2.64%	2.45%
1984	3,637,843	127,109	2.73%	2.51%
1985	3,739,985	130,356	2.81%	2.55%
1986	3,846,715	133,720	2.85%	2.58%
1987	3,957,612	137,187	2.88%	2.59%
1988	4,072,601	140,756	2.91%	2.6%
1989	4,190,974	144,393	2.91%	2.58%
1990	4,311,955	148,063	2.89%	2.54%
1991	4,435,118	151,793	2.86%	2.52%
1992	4,559,646	155,608	2.81%	2.51%
1993	4,685,060	159,463	2.75%	2.48%
1994	4,809,220	163,314	2.65%	2.41%
1995	4,929,409	167,137	2.5%	2.34%
1996	5,045,678	170,911	2.36%	2.26%
1997	5,152,011	174,626	2.11%	2.17%
1998	5,248,266	178,313	1.87%	2.11%
1999	5,340,784	182,048	1.76%	2.09%
2000	5,431,212	186,281	1.69%	2.33%
2001	5,521,482	191,031	1.66%	2.55%
2002	5,610,889	195,863	1.62%	2.53%
2003	5,697,945	200,746	1.55%	2.49%
2004	5,781,626	205,711	1.47%	2.47%
2005	5,869,523	210,760	1.52%	2.45%
2006	5,963,200	215,923	1.6%	2.45%
2007	6,056,236	221,276	1.56%	2.48%
2008	6,148,969	226,896	1.53%	2.54%
2009	6,241,642	232,731	1.51%	2.57%
2010	6,334,194	238,248	1.48%	2.37%
2011	6,426,590	243,474	1.46%	2.19%
2012	6,518,978	248,883	1.44%	2.22%
2013	6,611,385	254,482	1.42%	2.25%
2014	6,703,172	260,240	1.39%	2.26%
2015	6,801,645	266,101	1.47%	2.25%
2016	6,908,802	272,087	1.58%	2.25%
2017	7,018,147	278,507	1.58%	2.36%
2018	7,128,045	285,259	1.57%	2.42%
2019	7,237,636	291,985	1.54%	2.36%
2020	7,346,533	298,858	1.5%	2.35%
2021	7,453,194	305,868	1.45%	2.35%
2022	7,559,007	313,046	1.42%	2.35%
2023	7,664,993	320,409	1.4%	2.35%
2024	7,769,819	327,777	1.37%	2.3%
2025	7,873,043	335,169	1.33%	2.26%
2026	7,974,020	342,565	1.28%	2.21%
2027	8,072,924	349,970	1.24%	2.16%
2028	8,169,794	357,397	1.2%	2.12%
2029	8,264,394	364,883	1.16%	2.09%
2030	8,357,024	372,429	1.12%	2.07%
2031	8,447,769	380,015	1.09%	2.04%
2032	8,536,450	387,657	1.05%	2.01%
2033	8,622,824	395,366	1.01%	1.99%
2034	8,706,826	403,188	0.97%	1.98%
2035	8,788,759	411,061	0.94%	1.95%
2036	8,868,880	419,006	0.91%	1.93%
2037	8,947,241	427,031	0.88%	1.92%
2038	9,023,864	435,150	0.86%	1.9%
2039	9,097,889	443,311	0.82%	1.88%
2040	9,168,998	451,509	0.78%	1.85%
2041	9,238,108	459,733	0.75%	1.82%
2042	9,305,405	468,003	0.73%	1.8%
2043	9,370,049	476,308	0.69%	1.77%
2044	9,432,310	484,636	0.66%	1.75%
2045	9,492,501	492,989	0.64%	1.72%
2046	9,550,341	501,316	0.61%	1.69%
2047	9,605,804	509,621	0.58%	1.66%
2048	9,659,037	517,889	0.55%	1.62%
2049	9,709,614	526,138	0.52%	1.59%
2050	9,757,279	534,374	0.49%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.