Laos vs Libya: Population by world region

Laos

9.26 million people

in 2100

Libya

9.78 million people

in 2100

Laos rank

105th

Libya rank

103rd

Population by world region over time

Libya currently reports 9.78 million people against 9.26 million people in Laos, a difference of 527,290 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Laos ranks 105th and Libya ranks 103rd of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population by world region
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, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.