Population in Laos compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Laos and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Vatican	Laos	Vatican
1960	2,121,514	-	-	-
1961	2,169,796	-	2.28%	-
1962	2,219,910	-	2.31%	-
1963	2,271,061	-	2.3%	-
1964	2,322,826	-	2.28%	-
1965	2,376,200	-	2.3%	-
1966	2,431,084	-	2.31%	-
1967	2,487,715	-	2.33%	-
1968	2,546,377	-	2.36%	-
1969	2,606,959	-	2.38%	-
1970	2,669,702	-	2.41%	-
1971	2,734,628	-	2.43%	-
1972	2,801,660	-	2.45%	-
1973	2,870,573	-	2.46%	-
1974	2,939,761	-	2.41%	-
1975	3,005,521	-	2.24%	-
1976	3,064,876	-	1.97%	-
1977	3,118,923	-	1.76%	-
1978	3,171,740	-	1.69%	-
1979	3,228,202	-	1.78%	-
1980	3,292,573	-	1.99%	-
1981	3,366,631	-	2.25%	-
1982	3,450,026	-	2.48%	-
1983	3,541,001	-	2.64%	-
1984	3,637,843	-	2.73%	-
1985	3,739,985	-	2.81%	-
1986	3,846,715	-	2.85%	-
1987	3,957,612	-	2.88%	-
1988	4,072,601	-	2.91%	-
1989	4,190,974	-	2.91%	-
1990	4,311,955	-	2.89%	-
1991	4,435,118	-	2.86%	-
1992	4,559,646	-	2.81%	-
1993	4,685,060	-	2.75%	-
1994	4,809,220	-	2.65%	-
1995	4,929,409	-	2.5%	-
1996	5,045,678	-	2.36%	-
1997	5,152,011	-	2.11%	-
1998	5,248,266	-	1.87%	-
1999	5,340,784	-	1.76%	-
2000	5,431,212	880	1.69%	-
2001	5,521,482	890	1.66%	1.14%
2002	5,610,889	900	1.62%	1.12%
2003	5,697,945	911	1.55%	1.22%
2004	5,781,626	921	1.47%	1.1%
2005	5,869,523	921	1.52%	0%
2006	5,963,200	932	1.6%	1.19%
2007	6,056,236	821	1.56%	-11.9%
2008	6,148,969	824	1.53%	0.37%
2009	6,241,642	826	1.51%	0.24%
2010	6,334,194	829	1.48%	0.36%
2011	6,426,590	832	1.46%	0.36%
2012	6,518,978	836	1.44%	0.48%
2013	6,611,385	839	1.42%	0.36%
2014	6,703,172	842	1.39%	0.36%
2015	6,801,645	1,000	1.47%	18.8%
2016	6,908,802	-	1.58%	0%
2017	7,018,147	1,000	1.58%	0%
2018	7,128,045	-	1.57%	0%
2019	7,237,636	1,000	1.54%	0%
2020	7,346,533	987	1.5%	-1.29%
2021	7,453,194	970	1.45%	-1.68%
2022	7,559,007	944	1.42%	-2.66%
2023	7,664,993	922	1.4%	-2.34%
2024	7,769,819	933	1.37%	1.2%
2025	7,873,043	939	1.33%	0.59%
2026	7,974,020	952	1.28%	1.37%
2027	8,072,924	974	1.24%	2.32%
2028	8,169,794	985	1.2%	1.13%
2029	8,264,394	983	1.16%	-0.19%
2030	8,357,024	976	1.12%	-0.75%
2031	8,447,769	968	1.09%	-0.75%
2032	8,536,450	968	1.05%	0%
2033	8,622,824	988	1.01%	2.09%
2034	8,706,826	992	0.97%	0.37%
2035	8,788,759	1,000	0.94%	0.74%
2036	8,868,880	998	0.91%	-0.18%
2037	8,947,241	1,003	0.88%	0.55%
2038	9,023,864	1,022	0.86%	1.83%
2039	9,097,889	1,060	0.82%	3.78%
2040	9,168,998	1,095	0.78%	3.3%
2041	9,238,108	1,127	0.75%	2.86%
2042	9,305,405	1,149	0.73%	1.96%
2043	9,370,049	1,169	0.69%	1.76%
2044	9,432,310	1,186	0.66%	1.42%
2045	9,492,501	1,209	0.64%	2.02%
2046	9,550,341	1,224	0.61%	1.22%
2047	9,605,804	1,248	0.58%	1.95%
2048	9,659,037	1,272	0.55%	1.92%
2049	9,709,614	1,296	0.52%	1.88%
2050	9,757,279	1,325	0.49%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.