Japan vs Laos: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Japan
4.21 million people
in 2050
Laos
3.64 million people
in 2050
Japan rank
81st
Laos rank
84th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Japan
- Laos
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.21 million people against 3.64 million people in Laos, a difference of 570,550 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 81st and Laos 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 | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.83 million people | 242,857 people | 5.58 million people | Japan |
| 1100s | 6.16 million people | 274,285 people | 5.89 million people | Japan |
| 1200s | 6.35 million people | 305,710 people | 6.04 million people | Japan |
| 1300s | 7.21 million people | 337,130 people | 6.87 million people | Japan |
| 1400s | 9.12 million people | 368,530 people | 8.75 million people | Japan |
| 1500s | 11.94 million people | 399,867 people | 11.54 million people | Japan |
| 1600s | 16.25 million people | 499,500 people | 15.75 million people | Japan |
| 1700s | 25.36 million people | 598,200 people | 24.77 million people | Japan |
| 1710s | 27.55 million people | 608,226 people | 26.94 million people | Japan |
| 1720s | 27.55 million people | 617,940 people | 26.93 million people | Japan |
| 1730s | 27.55 million people | 627,607 people | 26.92 million people | Japan |
| 1740s | 27.55 million people | 637,222 people | 26.91 million people | Japan |
| 1750s | 27.55 million people | 646,776 people | 26.90 million people | Japan |
| 1760s | 27.36 million people | 656,258 people | 26.70 million people | Japan |
| 1770s | 27.17 million people | 665,659 people | 26.50 million people | Japan |
| 1780s | 26.98 million people | 674,965 people | 26.31 million people | Japan |
| 1790s | 26.79 million people | 684,161 people | 26.11 million people | Japan |
| 1800s | 26.60 million people | 693,230 people | 25.91 million people | Japan |
| 1810s | 27.29 million people | 771,379 people | 26.52 million people | Japan |
| 1820s | 27.97 million people | 849,137 people | 27.12 million people | Japan |
| 1830s | 28.64 million people | 926,430 people | 27.71 million people | Japan |
| 1840s | 29.30 million people | 1.00 million people | 28.30 million people | Japan |
| 1850s | 29.96 million people | 1.08 million people | 28.88 million people | Japan |
| 1860s | 30.95 million people | 1.15 million people | 29.80 million people | Japan |
| 1870s | 31.93 million people | 1.23 million people | 30.70 million people | Japan |
| 1880s | 34.09 million people | 1.30 million people | 32.79 million people | Japan |
| 1890s | 36.97 million people | 1.37 million people | 35.59 million people | Japan |
| 1900s | 35.43 million people | 1.44 million people | 33.98 million people | Japan |
| 1910s | 38.98 million people | 1.41 million people | 37.57 million people | Japan |
| 1920s | 42.25 million people | 1.45 million people | 40.80 million people | Japan |
| 1930s | 46.60 million people | 1.49 million people | 45.12 million people | Japan |
| 1940s | 51.18 million people | 1.52 million people | 49.66 million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 43.54 million people | 1.73 million people | 41.81 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 32.78 million people | 2.16 million people | 30.62 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 28.24 million people | 2.64 million people | 25.60 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 28.17 million people | 3.20 million people | 24.97 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 27.66 million people | 4.00 million people | 23.66 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.67 million people | 4.28 million people | 15.40 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.14 million people | 4.52 million people | 6.61 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.56 million people | 4.68 million people | 4.88 million people | Japan |
| 2030s | 7.58 million people | 4.53 million people | 3.04 million people | Japan |
| 2040s | 5.43 million people | 4.04 million people | 1.39 million people | Japan |
| 2050s | 4.21 million people | 3.64 million people | 570,550 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Japan or Laos?
- Japan, at 4.21 million people against 3.64 million people in Laos as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Japan and Laos?
- 570,550 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Japan and Laos rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Japan ranks 81st 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.