Kuwait vs Laos: Population by world region
Kuwait
9.60 million people
in 2100
Laos
9.26 million people
in 2100
Kuwait rank
105th
Laos rank
106th
Population by world region over time
- Kuwait
- Laos
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 9.60 million people against 9.26 million people in Laos, a difference of 345,730 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Kuwait ranks 105th and Laos ranks 106th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 69,000 people | 242,857 people | 173,857 people | Laos |
| 1100s | 69,000 people | 274,285 people | 205,285 people | Laos |
| 1200s | 69,000 people | 305,714 people | 236,714 people | Laos |
| 1300s | 69,000 people | 337,142 people | 268,142 people | Laos |
| 1400s | 69,000 people | 368,571 people | 299,571 people | Laos |
| 1500s | 69,000 people | 400,000 people | 331,000 people | Laos |
| 1600s | 135,000 people | 500,000 people | 365,000 people | Laos |
| 1700s | 117,000 people | 600,000 people | 483,000 people | Laos |
| 1710s | 120,284 people | 610,000 people | 489,716 people | Laos |
| 1720s | 121,499 people | 620,000 people | 498,501 people | Laos |
| 1730s | 122,726 people | 630,000 people | 507,274 people | Laos |
| 1740s | 123,966 people | 640,000 people | 516,034 people | Laos |
| 1750s | 125,218 people | 650,000 people | 524,782 people | Laos |
| 1760s | 126,483 people | 660,000 people | 533,517 people | Laos |
| 1770s | 127,760 people | 670,000 people | 542,240 people | Laos |
| 1780s | 129,051 people | 680,000 people | 550,949 people | Laos |
| 1790s | 130,354 people | 690,000 people | 559,646 people | Laos |
| 1800s | 81,280 people | 470,000 people | 388,720 people | Laos |
| 1810s | 81,280 people | 470,090 people | 388,810 people | Laos |
| 1820s | 81,280 people | 491,063 people | 409,783 people | Laos |
| 1830s | 81,280 people | 539,503 people | 458,223 people | Laos |
| 1840s | 81,280 people | 593,149 people | 511,869 people | Laos |
| 1850s | 81,397 people | 648,315 people | 566,918 people | Laos |
| 1860s | 81,666 people | 703,822 people | 622,156 people | Laos |
| 1870s | 84,204 people | 813,442 people | 729,237 people | Laos |
| 1880s | 89,631 people | 1.01 million people | 918,529 people | Laos |
| 1890s | 95,450 people | 1.25 million people | 1.15 million people | Laos |
| 1900s | 101,652 people | 1.34 million people | 1.24 million people | Laos |
| 1910s | 109,491 people | 1.17 million people | 1.06 million people | Laos |
| 1920s | 119,232 people | 961,814 people | 842,583 people | Laos |
| 1930s | 129,753 people | 893,751 people | 763,998 people | Laos |
| 1940s | 141,393 people | 1.25 million people | 1.11 million people | Laos |
| 1950s | 196,711 people | 1.87 million people | 1.68 million people | Laos |
| 1960s | 510,192 people | 2.36 million people | 1.85 million people | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.09 million people | 2.96 million people | 1.87 million people | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.86 million people | 3.71 million people | 1.85 million people | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.70 million people | 4.85 million people | 3.16 million people | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.28 million people | 5.83 million people | 3.55 million people | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.73 million people | 6.77 million people | 3.03 million people | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.89 million people | 7.81 million people | 2.92 million people | Laos |
| 2030s | 5.55 million people | 8.74 million people | 3.19 million people | Laos |
| 2040s | 6.07 million people | 9.45 million people | 3.38 million people | Laos |
| 2050s | 6.61 million people | 9.93 million people | 3.32 million people | Laos |
| 2060s | 7.17 million people | 10.14 million people | 2.97 million people | Laos |
| 2070s | 7.79 million people | 10.11 million people | 2.31 million people | Laos |
| 2080s | 8.47 million people | 9.87 million people | 1.40 million people | Laos |
| 2090s | 9.19 million people | 9.50 million people | 310,072 people | Laos |
| 2100s | 9.60 million people | 9.26 million people | 345,730 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Kuwait or Laos?
- Kuwait, at 9.60 million people against 9.26 million people in Laos as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Kuwait and Laos?
- 345,730 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for population by world region?
- Kuwait ranks 105th and Laos ranks 106th of 239 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.