Laos vs Taiwan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Laos
3.64 million people
in 2050
Taiwan
3.95 million people
in 2050
Laos rank
84th
Taiwan rank
83rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Laos
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 3.95 million people against 3.64 million people in Laos, a difference of 312,520 people.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 84th and Taiwan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 8 and Taiwan in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 242,857 people | 99,087 people | 143,770 people | Laos |
| 1100s | 274,285 people | 118,902 people | 155,383 people | Laos |
| 1200s | 305,710 people | 138,711 people | 166,999 people | Laos |
| 1300s | 337,130 people | 158,499 people | 178,631 people | Laos |
| 1400s | 368,530 people | 178,217 people | 190,313 people | Laos |
| 1500s | 399,867 people | 197,705 people | 202,162 people | Laos |
| 1600s | 499,500 people | 196,765 people | 302,735 people | Laos |
| 1700s | 598,200 people | 969,718 people | 371,518 people | Taiwan |
| 1710s | 608,226 people | 1.10 million people | 491,874 people | Taiwan |
| 1720s | 617,940 people | 1.16 million people | 537,340 people | Taiwan |
| 1730s | 627,607 people | 1.21 million people | 585,343 people | Taiwan |
| 1740s | 637,222 people | 1.27 million people | 635,958 people | Taiwan |
| 1750s | 646,776 people | 1.34 million people | 689,244 people | Taiwan |
| 1760s | 656,258 people | 1.40 million people | 745,282 people | Taiwan |
| 1770s | 665,659 people | 1.47 million people | 804,111 people | Taiwan |
| 1780s | 674,965 people | 1.54 million people | 865,775 people | Taiwan |
| 1790s | 684,161 people | 1.61 million people | 930,309 people | Taiwan |
| 1800s | 693,230 people | 1.69 million people | 997,730 people | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 771,379 people | 1.77 million people | 998,791 people | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 849,137 people | 1.85 million people | 1.00 million people | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 926,430 people | 1.89 million people | 964,590 people | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 1.00 million people | 1.94 million people | 938,670 people | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 1.08 million people | 1.99 million people | 913,240 people | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 1.15 million people | 2.04 million people | 885,150 people | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 1.23 million people | 2.08 million people | 854,990 people | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 1.30 million people | 2.13 million people | 826,970 people | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 1.37 million people | 2.17 million people | 796,400 people | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 1.44 million people | 2.45 million people | 1.01 million people | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 1.41 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.36 million people | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 1.45 million people | 3.10 million people | 1.65 million people | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 1.49 million people | 3.76 million people | 2.27 million people | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 1.52 million people | 4.68 million people | 3.16 million people | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 1.73 million people | 4.81 million people | 3.07 million people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 2.16 million people | 6.18 million people | 4.02 million people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.64 million people | 6.48 million people | 3.84 million people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.20 million people | 5.17 million people | 1.97 million people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 4.00 million people | 4.95 million people | 948,652 people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 4.28 million people | 4.83 million people | 558,410 people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 4.52 million people | 4.73 million people | 203,610 people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 4.68 million people | 4.86 million people | 172,681 people | Taiwan |
| 2030s | 4.53 million people | 4.52 million people | 13,886 people | Laos |
| 2040s | 4.04 million people | 4.16 million people | 126,344 people | Taiwan |
| 2050s | 3.64 million people | 3.95 million people | 312,520 people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Laos or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 3.95 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 Laos and Taiwan?
- 312,520 people, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Taiwan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Laos and Taiwan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Laos ranks 84th and Taiwan ranks 83rd 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.