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Population in Laos

Laos: Population was 7.67 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.67 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
103rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
7.67 million people
in 2023
All-time low
242,857 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Laos, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Laos recorded 7.67 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Laos peaked at 7.67 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 242,857 people, in 1000.

Laos ranks 103rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 242,857 people 242,857 people 242,857 people 1
1100s 274,285 people 274,285 people 274,285 people 1
1200s 305,714 people 305,714 people 305,714 people 1
1300s 337,142 people 337,142 people 337,142 people 1
1400s 368,571 people 368,571 people 368,571 people 1
1500s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1600s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1700s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1710s 610,000 people 610,000 people 610,000 people 1
1720s 620,000 people 620,000 people 620,000 people 1
1730s 630,000 people 630,000 people 630,000 people 1
1740s 640,000 people 640,000 people 640,000 people 1
1750s 650,000 people 650,000 people 650,000 people 1
1760s 660,000 people 660,000 people 660,000 people 1
1770s 670,000 people 670,000 people 670,000 people 1
1780s 680,000 people 680,000 people 680,000 people 1
1790s 690,000 people 690,000 people 690,000 people 1
1800s 470,000 people 470,000 people 470,000 people 10
1810s 470,090 people 470,000 people 470,895 people 10
1820s 491,063 people 472,695 people 511,905 people 10
1830s 539,503 people 516,781 people 562,807 people 10
1840s 593,149 people 568,168 people 618,770 people 10
1850s 648,315 people 624,664 people 672,476 people 10
1860s 703,822 people 678,004 people 731,796 people 10
1870s 813,442 people 741,854 people 893,762 people 10
1880s 1.01 million people 913,237 people 1.11 million people 10
1890s 1.25 million people 1.13 million people 1.37 million people 10
1900s 1.34 million people 1.29 million people 1.38 million people 10
1910s 1.17 million people 1.07 million people 1.27 million people 10
1920s 961,814 people 884,787 people 1.05 million people 10
1930s 893,751 people 873,816 people 929,604 people 10
1940s 1.25 million people 957,965 people 1.61 million people 10
1950s 1.87 million people 1.68 million people 2.07 million people 10
1960s 2.36 million people 2.12 million people 2.61 million people 10
1970s 2.96 million people 2.67 million people 3.23 million people 10
1980s 3.71 million people 3.29 million people 4.19 million people 10
1990s 4.85 million people 4.31 million people 5.34 million people 10
2000s 5.83 million people 5.43 million people 6.24 million people 10
2010s 6.77 million people 6.33 million people 7.24 million people 10
2020s 7.51 million people 7.35 million people 7.67 million people 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 100 Switzerland 8.87 million people compare
  2. 101 Sierra Leone 8.46 million people compare
  3. 102 Togo 8.22 million people compare
  4. 104 Hong Kong 7.44 million people compare
  5. 105 Turkmenistan 7.36 million people compare
  6. 106 Libya 7.31 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Laos?
Population in Laos was 7.67 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 7.67 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 242,857 people in 1000.
How does Laos rank for population?
Laos ranks 103rd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.