Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Laos
347,583 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
347,843 people
in 2023
Laos rank
127th
Papua New Guinea rank
126th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 347,843 people against 347,583 people in Laos, a difference of 260 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44,682 people | 19,081 people | 25,601 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 68,230 people | 23,704 people | 44,526 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 96,279 people | 31,111 people | 65,168 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 128,063 people | 59,507 people | 68,556 people | Laos |
| 1990s | 165,294 people | 108,580 people | 56,713 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 202,078 people | 168,774 people | 33,304 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 273,365 people | 246,539 people | 26,826 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 328,630 people | 325,463 people | 3,166 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 347,843 people against 347,583 people in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 260 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Laos ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.