Laos vs Turkmenistan: Population by world region
Laos
9.26 million people
in 2100
Turkmenistan
9.95 million people
in 2100
Laos rank
106th
Turkmenistan rank
103rd
Population by world region over time
- Laos
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 9.95 million people against 9.26 million people in Laos, a difference of 690,320 people.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 103rd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 43 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 242,857 people | 170,000 people | 72,857 people | Laos |
| 1100s | 274,285 people | 182,000 people | 92,285 people | Laos |
| 1200s | 305,714 people | 194,000 people | 111,714 people | Laos |
| 1300s | 337,142 people | 206,000 people | 131,142 people | Laos |
| 1400s | 368,571 people | 220,000 people | 148,571 people | Laos |
| 1500s | 400,000 people | 240,000 people | 160,000 people | Laos |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 280,000 people | 220,000 people | Laos |
| 1700s | 600,000 people | 310,000 people | 290,000 people | Laos |
| 1710s | 610,000 people | 330,823 people | 279,177 people | Laos |
| 1720s | 620,000 people | 349,202 people | 270,798 people | Laos |
| 1730s | 630,000 people | 368,602 people | 261,398 people | Laos |
| 1740s | 640,000 people | 389,080 people | 250,920 people | Laos |
| 1750s | 650,000 people | 410,695 people | 239,305 people | Laos |
| 1760s | 660,000 people | 433,512 people | 226,488 people | Laos |
| 1770s | 670,000 people | 457,596 people | 212,404 people | Laos |
| 1780s | 680,000 people | 483,018 people | 196,982 people | Laos |
| 1790s | 690,000 people | 509,852 people | 180,148 people | Laos |
| 1800s | 470,000 people | 367,215 people | 102,785 people | Laos |
| 1810s | 470,090 people | 367,282 people | 102,807 people | Laos |
| 1820s | 491,063 people | 383,055 people | 108,008 people | Laos |
| 1830s | 539,503 people | 419,402 people | 120,102 people | Laos |
| 1840s | 593,149 people | 459,517 people | 133,632 people | Laos |
| 1850s | 648,315 people | 503,365 people | 144,951 people | Laos |
| 1860s | 703,822 people | 551,258 people | 152,564 people | Laos |
| 1870s | 813,442 people | 603,709 people | 209,733 people | Laos |
| 1880s | 1.01 million people | 661,150 people | 347,010 people | Laos |
| 1890s | 1.25 million people | 724,056 people | 525,524 people | Laos |
| 1900s | 1.34 million people | 792,948 people | 551,128 people | Laos |
| 1910s | 1.17 million people | 868,406 people | 300,487 people | Laos |
| 1920s | 961,814 people | 951,349 people | 10,466 people | Laos |
| 1930s | 893,751 people | 1.04 million people | 148,595 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 1.25 million people | 1.14 million people | 108,942 people | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.87 million people | 1.41 million people | 461,968 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 2.36 million people | 1.89 million people | 466,395 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 2.96 million people | 2.47 million people | 491,400 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 3.71 million people | 3.22 million people | 487,949 people | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.85 million people | 4.14 million people | 711,251 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.83 million people | 5.01 million people | 823,317 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 6.77 million people | 6.16 million people | 607,531 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 7.81 million people | 7.53 million people | 281,488 people | Laos |
| 2030s | 8.74 million people | 8.50 million people | 242,080 people | Laos |
| 2040s | 9.45 million people | 9.27 million people | 184,939 people | Laos |
| 2050s | 9.93 million people | 9.85 million people | 84,523 people | Laos |
| 2060s | 10.14 million people | 10.13 million people | 11,960 people | Laos |
| 2070s | 10.11 million people | 10.26 million people | 155,590 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2080s | 9.87 million people | 10.25 million people | 374,767 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2090s | 9.50 million people | 10.09 million people | 586,396 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2100s | 9.26 million people | 9.95 million people | 690,320 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Laos or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 9.95 million people against 9.26 million people in Laos as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Laos and Turkmenistan?
- 690,320 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkmenistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Laos and Turkmenistan rank globally for population by world region?
- Laos ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 103rd 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.