Australia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Urban and rural population 2050

Australia
3.38 million
in 2050
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.64 million
in 2050
Australia rank
85th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
84th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Australia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 3.64 million against 3.38 million in Australia, a difference of 254,720.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 85th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th of 231 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 31.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1000s 314,849 242,857 71,992 Australia
1100s 315,020 274,285 40,735 Australia
1200s 315,269 305,710 9,559 Australia
1300s 315,621 337,130 21,509 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1400s 316,086 368,530 52,444 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1500s 316,588 399,867 83,279 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1600s 316,758 499,500 182,742 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1700s 309,340 598,200 288,860 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1710s 308,480 608,226 299,746 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1720s 307,476 617,940 310,464 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1730s 306,306 627,607 321,301 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1740s 304,940 637,222 332,282 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1750s 303,347 646,776 343,429 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1760s 301,488 656,258 354,770 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1770s 299,479 665,659 366,180 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1780s 297,344 674,965 377,621 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1790s 295,758 684,161 388,403 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1800s 277,522 693,230 415,708 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1810s 260,681 771,379 510,698 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1820s 254,199 849,137 594,938 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1830s 264,286 926,430 662,144 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1840s 321,486 1.00 million 681,684 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1850s 536,588 1.08 million 542,672 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1860s 1.02 million 1.15 million 139,200 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1870s 1.41 million 1.23 million 180,530 Australia
1880s 1.72 million 1.30 million 414,500 Australia
1890s 2.21 million 1.37 million 839,620 Australia
1900s 2.44 million 1.44 million 999,360 Australia
1910s 2.60 million 1.41 million 1.20 million Australia
1920s 2.77 million 1.45 million 1.33 million Australia
1930s 2.76 million 1.49 million 1.28 million Australia
1940s 2.42 million 1.52 million 894,920 Australia
1950s 1.92 million 1.73 million 192,371 Australia
1960s 1.91 million 2.16 million 246,709 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 1.95 million 2.64 million 689,620 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 2.29 million 3.20 million 913,925 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 2.65 million 4.00 million 1.35 million Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 2.92 million 4.28 million 1.35 million Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 3.14 million 4.52 million 1.38 million Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 3.31 million 4.68 million 1.38 million Lao People's Democratic Republic
2030s 3.29 million 4.53 million 1.25 million Lao People's Democratic Republic
2040s 3.31 million 4.04 million 729,304 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2050s 3.38 million 3.64 million 254,720 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Australia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 3.64 million against 3.38 million in Australia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
254,720, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Australia ranks 85th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed