Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Togo: The global population hockey stick
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.67 million people
in 2023
Togo
8.22 million people
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
104th
Togo rank
103rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 8.22 million people against 7.67 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 558,850 people.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Togo ranks 103rd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 34 and Togo in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 242,857 people | 220,828 people | 22,029 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1100s | 274,285 people | 252,375 people | 21,910 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1200s | 305,714 people | 288,429 people | 17,285 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1300s | 337,142 people | 329,633 people | 7,509 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1400s | 368,571 people | 376,724 people | 8,153 people | Togo |
| 1500s | 400,000 people | 430,542 people | 30,542 people | Togo |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 492,048 people | 7,952 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1700s | 600,000 people | 562,340 people | 37,660 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1710s | 610,000 people | 564,221 people | 45,779 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1720s | 620,000 people | 566,108 people | 53,892 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1730s | 630,000 people | 568,002 people | 61,998 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1740s | 640,000 people | 569,901 people | 70,099 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1750s | 650,000 people | 571,807 people | 78,193 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1760s | 660,000 people | 573,720 people | 86,280 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1770s | 670,000 people | 575,638 people | 94,362 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1780s | 680,000 people | 577,564 people | 102,436 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1790s | 690,000 people | 579,495 people | 110,505 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1800s | 470,000 people | 445,985 people | 24,015 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1810s | 470,090 people | 446,023 people | 24,066 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1820s | 491,063 people | 454,782 people | 36,281 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1830s | 539,503 people | 474,353 people | 65,151 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1840s | 593,149 people | 494,947 people | 98,202 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1850s | 648,315 people | 522,427 people | 125,889 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1860s | 703,822 people | 558,936 people | 144,886 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1870s | 813,442 people | 606,293 people | 207,148 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1880s | 1.01 million people | 661,960 people | 346,200 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1890s | 1.25 million people | 715,323 people | 534,257 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1900s | 1.34 million people | 772,844 people | 571,231 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1910s | 1.17 million people | 838,705 people | 330,188 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1920s | 961,814 people | 939,934 people | 21,880 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1930s | 893,751 people | 1.09 million people | 191,583 people | Togo |
| 1940s | 1.25 million people | 1.27 million people | 19,202 people | Togo |
| 1950s | 1.87 million people | 1.52 million people | 356,449 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | 2.36 million people | 1.83 million people | 526,145 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 2.96 million people | 2.43 million people | 527,154 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 3.71 million people | 3.18 million people | 532,772 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 4.85 million people | 4.13 million people | 719,801 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 5.83 million people | 5.39 million people | 437,399 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 6.77 million people | 6.99 million people | 220,287 people | Togo |
| 2020s | 7.51 million people | 8.00 million people | 498,245 people | Togo |
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 Togo?
- Togo, at 8.22 million people against 7.67 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Togo?
- 558,850 people, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Togo?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Togo rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Togo ranks 103rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.