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Laos vs Switzerland: Population

Laos
7.67 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
8.87 million people
in 2023
Laos rank
103rd
Switzerland rank
100th

Population over time

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  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 8.87 million people against 7.67 million people in Laos, a difference of 1.21 million people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 242,857 people 300,000 people 57,143 people Switzerland
1100s 274,285 people 400,000 people 125,715 people Switzerland
1200s 305,714 people 500,000 people 194,286 people Switzerland
1300s 337,142 people 800,000 people 462,858 people Switzerland
1400s 368,571 people 600,000 people 231,429 people Switzerland
1500s 400,000 people 800,000 people 400,000 people Switzerland
1600s 500,000 people 1.00 million people 500,000 people Switzerland
1700s 600,000 people 1.25 million people 650,250 people Switzerland
1710s 610,000 people 1.29 million people 675,870 people Switzerland
1720s 620,000 people 1.32 million people 702,510 people Switzerland
1730s 630,000 people 1.36 million people 730,190 people Switzerland
1740s 640,000 people 1.40 million people 758,940 people Switzerland
1750s 650,000 people 1.44 million people 788,790 people Switzerland
1760s 660,000 people 1.48 million people 819,780 people Switzerland
1770s 670,000 people 1.52 million people 851,940 people Switzerland
1780s 680,000 people 1.57 million people 885,300 people Switzerland
1790s 690,000 people 1.61 million people 919,900 people Switzerland
1800s 470,000 people 1.80 million people 1.33 million people Switzerland
1810s 470,090 people 1.92 million people 1.45 million people Switzerland
1820s 491,063 people 2.04 million people 1.55 million people Switzerland
1830s 539,503 people 2.15 million people 1.61 million people Switzerland
1840s 593,149 people 2.29 million people 1.70 million people Switzerland
1850s 648,315 people 2.44 million people 1.79 million people Switzerland
1860s 703,822 people 2.57 million people 1.87 million people Switzerland
1870s 813,442 people 2.73 million people 1.92 million people Switzerland
1880s 1.01 million people 2.89 million people 1.88 million people Switzerland
1890s 1.25 million people 3.10 million people 1.85 million people Switzerland
1900s 1.34 million people 3.49 million people 2.14 million people Switzerland
1910s 1.17 million people 3.79 million people 2.62 million people Switzerland
1920s 961,814 people 3.95 million people 2.98 million people Switzerland
1930s 893,751 people 4.12 million people 3.23 million people Switzerland
1940s 1.25 million people 4.43 million people 3.17 million people Switzerland
1950s 1.87 million people 4.97 million people 3.10 million people Switzerland
1960s 2.36 million people 5.78 million people 3.42 million people Switzerland
1970s 2.96 million people 6.28 million people 3.32 million people Switzerland
1980s 3.71 million people 6.47 million people 2.76 million people Switzerland
1990s 4.85 million people 6.98 million people 2.13 million people Switzerland
2000s 5.83 million people 7.42 million people 1.59 million people Switzerland
2010s 6.77 million people 8.22 million people 1.45 million people Switzerland
2020s 7.51 million people 8.75 million people 1.25 million people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Laos or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 8.87 million people against 7.67 million people in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Laos and Switzerland?
1.21 million people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Switzerland?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Laos and Switzerland rank globally for population?
Laos ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 100th 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 Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.