Hong Kong, China vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: The global population hockey stick
Hong Kong, China
7.44 million people
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.67 million people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
105th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
104th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 7.67 million people against 7.44 million people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 222,260 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 105th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 11 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 179,978 people | 242,857 people | 62,879 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1100s | 443,565 people | 274,285 people | 169,280 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1200s | 506,955 people | 305,714 people | 201,241 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1300s | 13,463 people | 337,142 people | 323,679 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1400s | 13,150 people | 368,571 people | 355,421 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1500s | 12,844 people | 400,000 people | 387,156 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1600s | 12,545 people | 500,000 people | 487,455 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1700s | 12,254 people | 600,000 people | 587,746 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1710s | 12,764 people | 610,000 people | 597,236 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1720s | 13,296 people | 620,000 people | 606,704 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1730s | 13,850 people | 630,000 people | 616,150 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1740s | 14,427 people | 640,000 people | 625,573 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1750s | 15,028 people | 650,000 people | 634,972 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1760s | 15,655 people | 660,000 people | 644,345 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1770s | 16,307 people | 670,000 people | 653,693 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1780s | 16,986 people | 680,000 people | 663,014 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1790s | 17,694 people | 690,000 people | 672,306 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1800s | 20,000 people | 470,000 people | 450,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1810s | 20,274 people | 470,090 people | 449,816 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1820s | 22,030 people | 491,063 people | 469,034 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1830s | 25,637 people | 539,503 people | 513,867 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1840s | 31,870 people | 593,149 people | 561,279 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1850s | 50,245 people | 648,315 people | 598,070 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1860s | 89,849 people | 703,822 people | 613,973 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1870s | 139,424 people | 813,442 people | 674,017 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1880s | 186,619 people | 1.01 million people | 821,541 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1890s | 256,971 people | 1.25 million people | 992,609 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1900s | 367,403 people | 1.34 million people | 976,672 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1910s | 529,548 people | 1.17 million people | 639,346 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1920s | 706,487 people | 961,814 people | 255,328 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1930s | 1.10 million people | 893,751 people | 209,474 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1940s | 1.70 million people | 1.25 million people | 448,366 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 1.87 million people | 570,621 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 3.27 million people | 2.36 million people | 911,146 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 4.36 million people | 2.96 million people | 1.40 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 5.31 million people | 3.71 million people | 1.60 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 6.09 million people | 4.85 million people | 1.24 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 6.89 million people | 5.83 million people | 1.06 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 7.32 million people | 6.77 million people | 551,719 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 7.47 million people | 7.51 million people | 35,060 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Hong Kong, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 7.67 million people against 7.44 million people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 222,260 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 105th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.