Laos vs Switzerland: Population

Laos

7.67 million people

in 2023

Switzerland

8.87 million people

in 2023

Laos rank

103rd

Switzerland rank

100th

Population over time

Switzerland currently reports 8.87 million people against 7.67 million people in Laos, a difference of 1.21 million people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.