Laos vs Libya: Population by world region
Laos
9.26 million people
in 2100
Libya
9.78 million people
in 2100
Laos rank
106th
Libya rank
104th
Population by world region over time
- Laos
- Libya
How they compare
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 106th and Libya ranks 104th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 39 and Libya in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 242,857 people | 500,000 people | 257,143 people | Libya |
| 1100s | 274,285 people | 350,000 people | 75,715 people | Libya |
| 1200s | 305,714 people | 200,000 people | 105,714 people | Laos |
| 1300s | 337,142 people | 300,000 people | 37,142 people | Laos |
| 1400s | 368,571 people | 400,000 people | 31,429 people | Libya |
| 1500s | 400,000 people | 500,000 people | 100,000 people | Libya |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 500,000 people | 0 people | — |
| 1700s | 600,000 people | 500,000 people | 100,000 people | Laos |
| 1710s | 610,000 people | 465,166 people | 144,834 people | Laos |
| 1720s | 620,000 people | 468,333 people | 151,667 people | Laos |
| 1730s | 630,000 people | 471,500 people | 158,500 people | Laos |
| 1740s | 640,000 people | 474,666 people | 165,334 people | Laos |
| 1750s | 650,000 people | 477,833 people | 172,167 people | Laos |
| 1760s | 660,000 people | 481,000 people | 179,000 people | Laos |
| 1770s | 670,000 people | 484,166 people | 185,834 people | Laos |
| 1780s | 680,000 people | 487,333 people | 192,667 people | Laos |
| 1790s | 690,000 people | 490,500 people | 199,500 people | Laos |
| 1800s | 470,000 people | 230,677 people | 239,323 people | Laos |
| 1810s | 470,090 people | 232,903 people | 237,186 people | Laos |
| 1820s | 491,063 people | 239,341 people | 251,722 people | Laos |
| 1830s | 539,503 people | 250,478 people | 289,026 people | Laos |
| 1840s | 593,149 people | 263,289 people | 329,860 people | Laos |
| 1850s | 648,315 people | 282,681 people | 365,634 people | Laos |
| 1860s | 703,822 people | 316,629 people | 387,193 people | Laos |
| 1870s | 813,442 people | 355,117 people | 458,325 people | Laos |
| 1880s | 1.01 million people | 404,770 people | 603,390 people | Laos |
| 1890s | 1.25 million people | 471,995 people | 777,585 people | Laos |
| 1900s | 1.34 million people | 551,686 people | 792,389 people | Laos |
| 1910s | 1.17 million people | 635,532 people | 533,361 people | Laos |
| 1920s | 961,814 people | 714,783 people | 247,031 people | Laos |
| 1930s | 893,751 people | 808,144 people | 85,607 people | Laos |
| 1940s | 1.25 million people | 982,338 people | 269,098 people | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.87 million people | 1.25 million people | 625,187 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 2.36 million people | 1.76 million people | 592,042 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 2.96 million people | 2.57 million people | 393,623 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 3.71 million people | 3.89 million people | 179,385 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.85 million people | 4.85 million people | 1,445 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.83 million people | 5.81 million people | 20,407 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 6.77 million people | 6.55 million people | 223,350 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 7.81 million people | 7.42 million people | 391,174 people | Laos |
| 2030s | 8.74 million people | 8.24 million people | 500,124 people | Laos |
| 2040s | 9.45 million people | 8.94 million people | 511,143 people | Laos |
| 2050s | 9.93 million people | 9.45 million people | 478,395 people | Laos |
| 2060s | 10.14 million people | 9.71 million people | 432,592 people | Laos |
| 2070s | 10.11 million people | 9.87 million people | 235,270 people | Laos |
| 2080s | 9.87 million people | 9.96 million people | 83,395 people | Libya |
| 2090s | 9.50 million people | 9.88 million people | 376,799 people | Libya |
| 2100s | 9.26 million people | 9.78 million people | 527,290 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Laos or Libya?
- Libya, at 9.78 million people against 9.26 million people in Laos as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Laos and Libya?
- 527,290 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Libya?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Laos and Libya rank globally for population by world region?
- Laos ranks 106th and Libya ranks 104th 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.