Eritrea vs Laos: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Eritrea
3.38 million people
in 2050
Laos
3.64 million people
in 2050
Eritrea rank
86th
Laos rank
84th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Eritrea
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.64 million people against 3.38 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 256,680 people.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 86th and Laos ranks 84th of 238 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 58,000 people | 242,857 people | 184,857 people | Laos |
| 1100s | 66,699 people | 274,285 people | 207,586 people | Laos |
| 1200s | 75,398 people | 305,710 people | 230,312 people | Laos |
| 1300s | 88,926 people | 337,130 people | 248,204 people | Laos |
| 1400s | 102,440 people | 368,530 people | 266,090 people | Laos |
| 1500s | 115,909 people | 399,867 people | 283,958 people | Laos |
| 1600s | 130,191 people | 499,500 people | 369,309 people | Laos |
| 1700s | 143,971 people | 598,200 people | 454,229 people | Laos |
| 1710s | 146,512 people | 608,226 people | 461,714 people | Laos |
| 1720s | 149,364 people | 617,940 people | 468,576 people | Laos |
| 1730s | 152,393 people | 627,607 people | 475,214 people | Laos |
| 1740s | 155,621 people | 637,222 people | 481,601 people | Laos |
| 1750s | 159,071 people | 646,776 people | 487,705 people | Laos |
| 1760s | 162,770 people | 656,258 people | 493,488 people | Laos |
| 1770s | 166,751 people | 665,659 people | 498,908 people | Laos |
| 1780s | 171,054 people | 674,965 people | 503,911 people | Laos |
| 1790s | 175,727 people | 684,161 people | 508,434 people | Laos |
| 1800s | 180,827 people | 693,230 people | 512,403 people | Laos |
| 1810s | 186,427 people | 771,379 people | 584,952 people | Laos |
| 1820s | 192,619 people | 849,137 people | 656,518 people | Laos |
| 1830s | 199,520 people | 926,430 people | 726,910 people | Laos |
| 1840s | 207,282 people | 1.00 million people | 795,888 people | Laos |
| 1850s | 216,109 people | 1.08 million people | 863,151 people | Laos |
| 1860s | 226,279 people | 1.15 million people | 928,291 people | Laos |
| 1870s | 238,185 people | 1.23 million people | 990,785 people | Laos |
| 1880s | 252,404 people | 1.30 million people | 1.05 million people | Laos |
| 1890s | 269,822 people | 1.37 million people | 1.10 million people | Laos |
| 1900s | 291,886 people | 1.44 million people | 1.15 million people | Laos |
| 1910s | 321,163 people | 1.41 million people | 1.09 million people | Laos |
| 1920s | 362,762 people | 1.45 million people | 1.08 million people | Laos |
| 1930s | 428,864 people | 1.49 million people | 1.06 million people | Laos |
| 1940s | 559,514 people | 1.52 million people | 965,276 people | Laos |
| 1950s | 803,368 people | 1.73 million people | 927,754 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 961,007 people | 2.16 million people | 1.20 million people | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.21 million people | 2.64 million people | 1.43 million people | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.51 million people | 3.20 million people | 1.69 million people | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.49 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.51 million people | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.68 million people | 4.28 million people | 2.59 million people | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 4.52 million people | 2.53 million people | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.34 million people | 4.68 million people | 2.34 million people | Laos |
| 2030s | 2.84 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.70 million people | Laos |
| 2040s | 3.25 million people | 4.04 million people | 787,926 people | Laos |
| 2050s | 3.38 million people | 3.64 million people | 256,680 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Eritrea or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.64 million people against 3.38 million people in Eritrea as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Eritrea and Laos?
- 256,680 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Eritrea ranks 86th 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.