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

Japan
4.21 million
in 2050
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.64 million
in 2050
Japan rank
81st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
84th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

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

Japan currently reports 4.21 million against 3.64 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 570,550.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 81st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th of 238 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1000s 5.83 million 242,857 5.58 million Japan
1100s 6.16 million 274,285 5.89 million Japan
1200s 6.35 million 305,710 6.04 million Japan
1300s 7.21 million 337,130 6.87 million Japan
1400s 9.12 million 368,530 8.75 million Japan
1500s 11.94 million 399,867 11.54 million Japan
1600s 16.25 million 499,500 15.75 million Japan
1700s 25.36 million 598,200 24.77 million Japan
1710s 27.55 million 608,226 26.94 million Japan
1720s 27.55 million 617,940 26.93 million Japan
1730s 27.55 million 627,607 26.92 million Japan
1740s 27.55 million 637,222 26.91 million Japan
1750s 27.55 million 646,776 26.90 million Japan
1760s 27.36 million 656,258 26.70 million Japan
1770s 27.17 million 665,659 26.50 million Japan
1780s 26.98 million 674,965 26.31 million Japan
1790s 26.79 million 684,161 26.11 million Japan
1800s 26.60 million 693,230 25.91 million Japan
1810s 27.29 million 771,379 26.52 million Japan
1820s 27.97 million 849,137 27.12 million Japan
1830s 28.64 million 926,430 27.71 million Japan
1840s 29.30 million 1.00 million 28.30 million Japan
1850s 29.96 million 1.08 million 28.88 million Japan
1860s 30.95 million 1.15 million 29.80 million Japan
1870s 31.93 million 1.23 million 30.70 million Japan
1880s 34.09 million 1.30 million 32.79 million Japan
1890s 36.97 million 1.37 million 35.59 million Japan
1900s 35.43 million 1.44 million 33.98 million Japan
1910s 38.98 million 1.41 million 37.57 million Japan
1920s 42.25 million 1.45 million 40.80 million Japan
1930s 46.60 million 1.49 million 45.12 million Japan
1940s 51.18 million 1.52 million 49.66 million Japan
1950s 43.54 million 1.73 million 41.81 million Japan
1960s 32.78 million 2.16 million 30.62 million Japan
1970s 28.24 million 2.64 million 25.60 million Japan
1980s 28.17 million 3.20 million 24.97 million Japan
1990s 27.66 million 4.00 million 23.66 million Japan
2000s 19.67 million 4.28 million 15.40 million Japan
2010s 11.14 million 4.52 million 6.61 million Japan
2020s 9.56 million 4.68 million 4.88 million Japan
2030s 7.58 million 4.53 million 3.04 million Japan
2040s 5.43 million 4.04 million 1.39 million Japan
2050s 4.21 million 3.64 million 570,550 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Japan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Japan, at 4.21 million against 3.64 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Japan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
570,550, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Japan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Japan ranks 81st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th of 238 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
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