Australia vs Laos: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Australia
3.38 million people
in 2050
Laos
3.64 million people
in 2050
Australia rank
85th
Laos rank
84th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Australia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.64 million people against 3.38 million people in Australia, a difference of 254,720 people.
That makes Laos'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 Laos ranks 84th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Laos in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 314,849 people | 242,857 people | 71,992 people | Australia |
| 1100s | 315,020 people | 274,285 people | 40,735 people | Australia |
| 1200s | 315,269 people | 305,710 people | 9,559 people | Australia |
| 1300s | 315,621 people | 337,130 people | 21,509 people | Laos |
| 1400s | 316,086 people | 368,530 people | 52,444 people | Laos |
| 1500s | 316,588 people | 399,867 people | 83,279 people | Laos |
| 1600s | 316,758 people | 499,500 people | 182,742 people | Laos |
| 1700s | 309,340 people | 598,200 people | 288,860 people | Laos |
| 1710s | 308,480 people | 608,226 people | 299,746 people | Laos |
| 1720s | 307,476 people | 617,940 people | 310,464 people | Laos |
| 1730s | 306,306 people | 627,607 people | 321,301 people | Laos |
| 1740s | 304,940 people | 637,222 people | 332,282 people | Laos |
| 1750s | 303,347 people | 646,776 people | 343,429 people | Laos |
| 1760s | 301,488 people | 656,258 people | 354,770 people | Laos |
| 1770s | 299,479 people | 665,659 people | 366,180 people | Laos |
| 1780s | 297,344 people | 674,965 people | 377,621 people | Laos |
| 1790s | 295,758 people | 684,161 people | 388,403 people | Laos |
| 1800s | 277,522 people | 693,230 people | 415,708 people | Laos |
| 1810s | 260,681 people | 771,379 people | 510,698 people | Laos |
| 1820s | 254,199 people | 849,137 people | 594,938 people | Laos |
| 1830s | 264,286 people | 926,430 people | 662,144 people | Laos |
| 1840s | 321,486 people | 1.00 million people | 681,684 people | Laos |
| 1850s | 536,588 people | 1.08 million people | 542,672 people | Laos |
| 1860s | 1.02 million people | 1.15 million people | 139,200 people | Laos |
| 1870s | 1.41 million people | 1.23 million people | 180,530 people | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.72 million people | 1.30 million people | 414,500 people | Australia |
| 1890s | 2.21 million people | 1.37 million people | 839,620 people | Australia |
| 1900s | 2.44 million people | 1.44 million people | 999,360 people | Australia |
| 1910s | 2.60 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.20 million people | Australia |
| 1920s | 2.77 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.33 million people | Australia |
| 1930s | 2.76 million people | 1.49 million people | 1.28 million people | Australia |
| 1940s | 2.42 million people | 1.52 million people | 894,920 people | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.92 million people | 1.73 million people | 192,371 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.91 million people | 2.16 million people | 246,709 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.95 million people | 2.64 million people | 689,620 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 2.29 million people | 3.20 million people | 913,925 people | Laos |
| 1990s | 2.65 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.35 million people | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.92 million people | 4.28 million people | 1.35 million people | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.14 million people | 4.52 million people | 1.38 million people | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.31 million people | 4.68 million people | 1.38 million people | Laos |
| 2030s | 3.29 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.25 million people | Laos |
| 2040s | 3.31 million people | 4.04 million people | 729,304 people | Laos |
| 2050s | 3.38 million people | 3.64 million people | 254,720 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Australia or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.64 million people against 3.38 million people in Australia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Australia and Laos?
- 254,720 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Laos?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Australia and Laos rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Australia ranks 85th and Laos ranks 84th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.