Laos vs Myanmar: Population growth rate

Laos
-0.511
in 2100
Myanmar
-0.506
in 2100
Laos rank
154th
Myanmar rank
152nd

Population growth rate over time

  • Laos
  • Myanmar
-20246170019002100

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports -0.506 against -0.511 in Laos, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 154th and Myanmar ranks 152nd of 239 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 0.1823 0.1054 0.077 Laos
1800s 0.073 -1.26 1.33 Laos
1900s -0.0083 1.89 1.89 Myanmar
1910s -1.72 0.9768 2.69 Myanmar
1920s -1.92 0.9972 2.92 Myanmar
1930s -0.0972 1.25 1.34 Myanmar
1940s 4.62 1.53 3.09 Laos
1950s 2.32 2.01 0.3015 Laos
1960s 2.29 2.24 0.052 Laos
1970s 2.11 2.02 0.0904 Laos
1980s 2.66 1.83 0.8296 Laos
1990s 2.37 1.31 1.06 Laos
2000s 1.55 0.8074 0.7408 Laos
2010s 1.48 0.7856 0.6965 Laos
2020s 1.31 0.6232 0.6844 Laos
2030s 0.9442 0.331 0.6132 Laos
2040s 0.6362 0.0885 0.5477 Laos
2050s 0.3502 -0.1089 0.4591 Laos
2060s 0.0815 -0.2563 0.3378 Laos
2070s -0.1464 -0.3576 0.2112 Laos
2080s -0.3155 -0.4276 0.1121 Laos
2090s -0.4473 -0.4849 0.0376 Laos
2100s -0.511 -0.506 0.005 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Laos or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at -0.506 against -0.511 in Laos as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Laos and Myanmar?
0.005, 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 population growth rate?
Laos ranks 154th and Myanmar ranks 152nd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed