Laos vs Libya: Population
Laos
7.67 million people
in 2023
Libya
7.31 million people
in 2023
Laos rank
104th
Libya rank
107th
Population over time
- Laos
- Libya
How they compare
Laos currently reports 7.67 million people against 7.31 million people in Libya, a difference of 359,340 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Laos ranks 104th and Libya ranks 107th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 34 and Libya in 5.
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 | 7.51 million people | 7.18 million people | 328,422 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Laos or Libya?
- Laos, at 7.67 million people against 7.31 million people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Laos and Libya?
- 359,340 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Libya?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Libya rank globally for population?
- Laos ranks 104th and Libya ranks 107th 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. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.