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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Laos	Zambia	Laos	Zambia
1960	2,121,514	3,153,729	-	-
1961	2,169,796	3,254,086	2.28%	3.18%
1962	2,219,910	3,358,099	2.31%	3.2%
1963	2,271,061	3,465,907	2.3%	3.21%
1964	2,322,826	3,577,017	2.28%	3.21%
1965	2,376,200	3,692,086	2.3%	3.22%
1966	2,431,084	3,812,003	2.31%	3.25%
1967	2,487,715	3,936,343	2.33%	3.26%
1968	2,546,377	4,065,593	2.36%	3.28%
1969	2,606,959	4,197,116	2.38%	3.24%
1970	2,669,702	4,321,718	2.41%	2.97%
1971	2,734,628	4,442,525	2.43%	2.8%
1972	2,801,660	4,569,309	2.45%	2.85%
1973	2,870,573	4,702,693	2.46%	2.92%
1974	2,939,761	4,842,746	2.41%	2.98%
1975	3,005,521	4,990,086	2.24%	3.04%
1976	3,064,876	5,143,842	1.97%	3.08%
1977	3,118,923	5,302,480	1.76%	3.08%
1978	3,171,740	5,465,374	1.69%	3.07%
1979	3,228,202	5,631,728	1.78%	3.04%
1980	3,292,573	5,802,833	1.99%	3.04%
1981	3,366,631	5,983,289	2.25%	3.11%
1982	3,450,026	6,178,637	2.48%	3.26%
1983	3,541,001	6,381,038	2.64%	3.28%
1984	3,637,843	6,580,490	2.73%	3.13%
1985	3,739,985	6,780,953	2.81%	3.05%
1986	3,846,715	6,986,471	2.85%	3.03%
1987	3,957,612	7,191,282	2.88%	2.93%
1988	4,072,601	7,391,440	2.91%	2.78%
1989	4,190,974	7,589,216	2.91%	2.68%
1990	4,311,955	7,786,169	2.89%	2.6%
1991	4,435,118	7,981,650	2.86%	2.51%
1992	4,559,646	8,176,680	2.81%	2.44%
1993	4,685,060	8,373,921	2.75%	2.41%
1994	4,809,220	8,576,269	2.65%	2.42%
1995	4,929,409	8,785,763	2.5%	2.44%
1996	5,045,678	9,004,053	2.36%	2.48%
1997	5,152,011	9,237,063	2.11%	2.59%
1998	5,248,266	9,482,408	1.87%	2.66%
1999	5,340,784	9,740,005	1.76%	2.72%
2000	5,431,212	10,017,631	1.69%	2.85%
2001	5,521,482	10,325,185	1.66%	3.07%
2002	5,610,889	10,647,949	1.62%	3.13%
2003	5,697,945	10,983,595	1.55%	3.15%
2004	5,781,626	11,338,198	1.47%	3.23%
2005	5,869,523	11,718,819	1.52%	3.36%
2006	5,963,200	12,129,553	1.6%	3.5%
2007	6,056,236	12,565,085	1.56%	3.59%
2008	6,148,969	13,021,324	1.53%	3.63%
2009	6,241,642	13,490,389	1.51%	3.6%
2010	6,334,194	13,965,594	1.48%	3.52%
2011	6,426,590	14,437,796	1.46%	3.38%
2012	6,518,978	14,913,629	1.44%	3.3%
2013	6,611,385	15,398,997	1.42%	3.25%
2014	6,703,172	15,895,315	1.39%	3.22%
2015	6,801,645	16,399,089	1.47%	3.17%
2016	6,908,802	16,914,423	1.58%	3.14%
2017	7,018,147	17,441,320	1.58%	3.12%
2018	7,128,045	17,973,569	1.57%	3.05%
2019	7,237,636	18,513,839	1.54%	3.01%
2020	7,346,533	19,059,395	1.5%	2.95%
2021	7,453,194	19,603,607	1.45%	2.86%
2022	7,559,007	20,152,938	1.42%	2.8%
2023	7,664,993	20,723,965	1.4%	2.83%
2024	7,769,819	21,314,956	1.37%	2.85%
2025	7,873,043	21,913,869	1.33%	2.81%
2026	7,974,020	22,521,905	1.28%	2.77%
2027	8,072,924	23,138,716	1.24%	2.74%
2028	8,169,794	23,761,368	1.2%	2.69%
2029	8,264,394	24,389,681	1.16%	2.64%
2030	8,357,024	25,024,887	1.12%	2.6%
2031	8,447,769	25,666,496	1.09%	2.56%
2032	8,536,450	26,311,946	1.05%	2.51%
2033	8,622,824	26,960,073	1.01%	2.46%
2034	8,706,826	27,611,621	0.97%	2.42%
2035	8,788,759	28,266,887	0.94%	2.37%
2036	8,868,880	28,925,103	0.91%	2.33%
2037	8,947,241	29,583,482	0.88%	2.28%
2038	9,023,864	30,240,549	0.86%	2.22%
2039	9,097,889	30,895,586	0.82%	2.17%
2040	9,168,998	31,550,394	0.78%	2.12%
2041	9,238,108	32,204,340	0.75%	2.07%
2042	9,305,405	32,856,596	0.73%	2.03%
2043	9,370,049	33,510,500	0.69%	1.99%
2044	9,432,310	34,165,920	0.66%	1.96%
2045	9,492,501	34,821,101	0.64%	1.92%
2046	9,550,341	35,475,795	0.61%	1.88%
2047	9,605,804	36,129,270	0.58%	1.84%
2048	9,659,037	36,782,260	0.55%	1.81%
2049	9,709,614	37,434,667	0.52%	1.77%
2050	9,757,279	38,083,369	0.49%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Laos increased by 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Laos gained 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

Laos was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 103rd in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.