Laos vs Myanmar: World population growth
Laos
-0.5%
in 2100
Myanmar
-0.5%
in 2100
Laos rank
153rd
Myanmar rank
151st
World population growth over time
- Laos
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 153rd and Myanmar ranks 151st of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 18 and Myanmar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1800s | 0.1% | -1.3% | 1.3% | Laos |
| 1900s | -0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Myanmar |
| 1910s | -1.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | Myanmar |
| 1920s | -1.9% | 1.0% | 2.9% | Myanmar |
| 1930s | -0.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 4.6% | 1.5% | 3.1% | Laos |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Laos |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Laos |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Laos |
| 2030s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Laos |
| 2040s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Laos |
| 2050s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.5% | Laos |
| 2060s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.3% | Laos |
| 2070s | -0.1% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Laos |
| 2080s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Laos or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Laos as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Laos and Myanmar?
- 0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for world population growth?
- Laos ranks 153rd and Myanmar ranks 151st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.