Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Libya: The global population hockey stick
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.67 million people
in 2023
Libya
7.31 million people
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
104th
Libya rank
107th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Libya
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 7.67 million people against 7.31 million people in Libya, a difference of 359,340 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Libya ranks 107th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 34 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 242,857 people | 500,000 people | 257,143 people | Libya |
| 1100s | 274,285 people | 350,000 people | 75,715 people | Libya |
| 1200s | 305,714 people | 200,000 people | 105,714 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1300s | 337,142 people | 300,000 people | 37,142 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1400s | 368,571 people | 400,000 people | 31,429 people | Libya |
| 1500s | 400,000 people | 500,000 people | 100,000 people | Libya |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 500,000 people | 0 people | — |
| 1700s | 600,000 people | 500,000 people | 100,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1710s | 610,000 people | 465,166 people | 144,834 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1720s | 620,000 people | 468,333 people | 151,667 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1730s | 630,000 people | 471,500 people | 158,500 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1740s | 640,000 people | 474,666 people | 165,334 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1750s | 650,000 people | 477,833 people | 172,167 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1760s | 660,000 people | 481,000 people | 179,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1770s | 670,000 people | 484,166 people | 185,834 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1780s | 680,000 people | 487,333 people | 192,667 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1790s | 690,000 people | 490,500 people | 199,500 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1800s | 470,000 people | 230,677 people | 239,323 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1810s | 470,090 people | 232,903 people | 237,186 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1820s | 491,063 people | 239,341 people | 251,722 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1830s | 539,503 people | 250,478 people | 289,026 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1840s | 593,149 people | 263,289 people | 329,860 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1850s | 648,315 people | 282,681 people | 365,634 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1860s | 703,822 people | 316,629 people | 387,193 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1870s | 813,442 people | 355,117 people | 458,325 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1880s | 1.01 million people | 404,770 people | 603,390 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1890s | 1.25 million people | 471,995 people | 777,585 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1900s | 1.34 million people | 551,686 people | 792,389 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1910s | 1.17 million people | 635,532 people | 533,361 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1920s | 961,814 people | 714,783 people | 247,031 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1930s | 893,751 people | 808,144 people | 85,607 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1940s | 1.25 million people | 982,338 people | 269,098 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1950s | 1.87 million people | 1.25 million people | 625,187 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | 2.36 million people | 1.76 million people | 592,042 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 2.96 million people | 2.57 million people | 393,623 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 3.71 million people | 3.89 million people | 179,385 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.85 million people | 4.85 million people | 1,445 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 5.83 million people | 5.81 million people | 20,407 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 6.77 million people | 6.55 million people | 223,350 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 7.51 million people | 7.18 million people | 328,422 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Libya?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 7.67 million people against 7.31 million people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya?
- 359,340 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Libya ranks 107th 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.