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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.64 million
in 2050
Malaysia
4.00 million
in 2050
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
84th
Malaysia rank
82nd

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

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

Malaysia currently reports 4.00 million against 3.64 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 359,420.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 13 and Malaysia in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Difference Ahead
1000s 242,857 199,998 42,859 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1100s 274,285 239,193 35,092 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1200s 305,710 278,377 27,333 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1300s 337,130 317,520 19,610 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1400s 368,530 356,531 11,999 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1500s 399,867 395,104 4,763 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1600s 499,500 491,640 7,860 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1700s 598,200 581,906 16,294 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1710s 608,226 600,501 7,725 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1720s 617,940 619,241 1,301 Malaysia
1730s 627,607 637,754 10,147 Malaysia
1740s 637,222 656,014 18,792 Malaysia
1750s 646,776 673,993 27,217 Malaysia
1760s 656,258 691,657 35,399 Malaysia
1770s 665,659 708,971 43,312 Malaysia
1780s 674,965 725,894 50,929 Malaysia
1790s 684,161 742,381 58,220 Malaysia
1800s 693,230 758,384 65,154 Malaysia
1810s 771,379 792,142 20,763 Malaysia
1820s 849,137 825,088 24,049 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1830s 926,430 857,124 69,306 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1840s 1.00 million 888,142 115,028 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1850s 1.08 million 918,019 161,241 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1860s 1.15 million 1.18 million 28,700 Malaysia
1870s 1.23 million 1.44 million 213,690 Malaysia
1880s 1.30 million 1.70 million 393,080 Malaysia
1890s 1.37 million 1.94 million 566,160 Malaysia
1900s 1.44 million 2.14 million 692,780 Malaysia
1910s 1.41 million 2.46 million 1.06 million Malaysia
1920s 1.45 million 3.02 million 1.57 million Malaysia
1930s 1.49 million 3.53 million 2.05 million Malaysia
1940s 1.52 million 4.53 million 3.01 million Malaysia
1950s 1.73 million 5.28 million 3.55 million Malaysia
1960s 2.16 million 6.47 million 4.31 million Malaysia
1970s 2.64 million 7.80 million 5.16 million Malaysia
1980s 3.20 million 8.95 million 5.75 million Malaysia
1990s 4.00 million 8.96 million 4.96 million Malaysia
2000s 4.28 million 8.55 million 4.27 million Malaysia
2010s 4.52 million 8.33 million 3.81 million Malaysia
2020s 4.68 million 8.14 million 3.46 million Malaysia
2030s 4.53 million 7.04 million 2.51 million Malaysia
2040s 4.04 million 5.25 million 1.21 million Malaysia
2050s 3.64 million 4.00 million 359,420 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 4.00 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?
359,420, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 82nd 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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