Laos vs Myanmar (Burma)
Laos vs Myanmar (Burma): Population
Population in 2023: 7.67 million people in Laos and 54.1 million people in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 46.5 million people, or 7.06 times that in Laos.
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What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Laos ranked 103 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 27 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at 9.26 million people and Myanmar (Burma) at 49.7 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Laos | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.67 million | 54.1 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 7.56 million | 53.8 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 7.45 million | 53.4 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 7.35 million | 53 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 7.24 million | 52.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 7.13 million | 52.3 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 7.02 million | 51.9 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 6.91 million | 51.5 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 6.8 million | 51.1 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 6.7 million | 50.7 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 6.61 million | 50.3 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 6.52 million | 49.8 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 6.43 million | 49.4 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 6.33 million | 49 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 6.24 million | 48.7 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 6.15 million | 48.4 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 6.06 million | 48.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 5.96 million | 47.8 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 5.87 million | 47.4 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 5.78 million | 47.1 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 5.7 million | 46.7 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 5.61 million | 46.2 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 5.52 million | 45.8 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 5.43 million | 45.3 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 5.34 million | 44.8 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 5.25 million | 44.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 5.15 million | 43.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 5.05 million | 43.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 4.93 million | 42.6 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 4.81 million | 42.1 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 4.69 million | 41.5 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 4.56 million | 41 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 4.44 million | 40.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 4.31 million | 39.8 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 4.19 million | 39.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 4.07 million | 38.6 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.96 million | 38 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.85 million | 37.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.74 million | 36.6 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.64 million | 35.9 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.54 million | 35.2 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.45 million | 34.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.37 million | 33.9 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.29 million | 33.2 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.23 million | 32.6 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.17 million | 32 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.12 million | 31.4 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.07 million | 30.8 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.01 million | 30.2 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 2.94 million | 29.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 2.87 million | 29 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 2.8 million | 28.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.74 million | 27.8 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.67 million | 27.2 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.61 million | 26.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.55 million | 26 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.49 million | 25.4 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.43 million | 24.8 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.38 million | 24.3 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.32 million | 23.7 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.27 million | 23.2 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.22 million | 22.7 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.17 million | 22.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.12 million | 21.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.07 million | 21.3 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.03 million | 20.8 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.98 million | 20.4 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.94 million | 20 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.89 million | 19.6 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 1.85 million | 19.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 1.81 million | 18.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 1.77 million | 18.4 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 1.73 million | 18.1 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 1.69 million | 17.7 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 1.61 million | 17.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 1.53 million | 17.2 million | – |
| 1947 | 1.44 million | 16.9 million | – |
| 1946 | 1.35 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1945 | 1.27 million | 16.4 million | – |
| 1944 | 1.19 million | 16.1 million | – |
| 1943 | 1.12 million | 15.9 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.05 million | 15.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 998,500 | 15.4 million | – |
| 1940 | 958,000 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 929,600 | 14.9 million | – |
| 1938 | 912,600 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1937 | 906,300 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1936 | 900,000 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1935 | 893,800 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 887,600 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1933 | 881,400 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1932 | 875,300 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1931 | 873,800 | 13.4 million | – |
| 1930 | 876,900 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1929 | 884,800 | 13.1 million | – |
| 1928 | 897,400 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1927 | 914,800 | 12.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 932,600 | 12.7 million | – |
| 1925 | 950,700 | 12.5 million | – |
| 1924 | 969,200 | 12.4 million | – |
| 1923 | 988,000 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1922 | 1.01 million | 12.2 million | – |
| 1921 | 1.03 million | 12 million | – |
| 1920 | 1.05 million | 11.9 million | – |
| 1919 | 1.07 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1918 | 1.09 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1917 | 1.11 million | 11.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 1.13 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1915 | 1.16 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1914 | 1.18 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1913 | 1.2 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1912 | 1.23 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1911 | 1.25 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1910 | 1.27 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1909 | 1.29 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1908 | 1.31 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1907 | 1.32 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1906 | 1.33 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1905 | 1.34 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1904 | 1.35 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1903 | 1.37 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1902 | 1.38 million | 9.77 million | – |
| 1901 | 1.38 million | 9.6 million | – |
| 1900 | 1.38 million | 9.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 1.37 million | 9.2 million | – |
| 1898 | 1.35 million | 8.96 million | – |
| 1897 | 1.32 million | 8.7 million | – |
| 1896 | 1.29 million | 8.45 million | – |
| 1895 | 1.26 million | 8.21 million | – |
| 1894 | 1.24 million | 7.97 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.21 million | 7.74 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.18 million | 7.52 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.16 million | 7.25 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.13 million | 6.94 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.11 million | 6.59 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.09 million | 6.21 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.06 million | 5.8 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.04 million | 5.42 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.02 million | 5.07 million | – |
| 1884 | 995,500 | 4.73 million | – |
| 1883 | 974,200 | 4.42 million | – |
| 1882 | 953,500 | 4.13 million | – |
| 1881 | 933,100 | 3.92 million | – |
| 1880 | 913,200 | 3.77 million | – |
| 1879 | 893,800 | 3.7 million | – |
| 1878 | 874,700 | 3.69 million | – |
| 1877 | 856,000 | 3.74 million | – |
| 1876 | 837,800 | 3.8 million | – |
| 1875 | 819,900 | 3.85 million | – |
| 1874 | 802,400 | 3.9 million | – |
| 1873 | 785,300 | 3.96 million | – |
| 1872 | 768,500 | 4.02 million | – |
| 1871 | 754,100 | 4.06 million | – |
| 1870 | 741,900 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1869 | 731,800 | 4.11 million | – |
| 1868 | 723,900 | 4.11 million | – |
| 1867 | 718,000 | 4.1 million | – |
| 1866 | 712,100 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1865 | 706,300 | 4.08 million | – |
| 1864 | 700,600 | 4.07 million | – |
| 1863 | 694,900 | 4.06 million | – |
| 1862 | 689,200 | 4.05 million | – |
| 1861 | 683,600 | 4.04 million | – |
| 1860 | 678,000 | 4.03 million | – |
| 1859 | 672,500 | 4.02 million | – |
| 1858 | 667,000 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1857 | 661,600 | 4 million | – |
| 1856 | 656,200 | 3.99 million | – |
| 1855 | 650,800 | 3.98 million | – |
| 1854 | 645,500 | 3.97 million | – |
| 1853 | 640,200 | 3.96 million | – |
| 1852 | 635,000 | 3.95 million | – |
| 1851 | 629,800 | 3.94 million | – |
| 1850 | 624,700 | 3.93 million | – |
| 1849 | 618,800 | 3.92 million | – |
| 1848 | 612,900 | 3.9 million | – |
| 1847 | 607,100 | 3.89 million | – |
| 1846 | 601,400 | 3.87 million | – |
| 1845 | 595,700 | 3.86 million | – |
| 1844 | 590,100 | 3.84 million | – |
| 1843 | 584,600 | 3.83 million | – |
| 1842 | 579,000 | 3.81 million | – |
| 1841 | 573,600 | 3.8 million | – |
| 1840 | 568,200 | 3.79 million | – |
| 1839 | 562,800 | 3.77 million | – |
| 1838 | 557,500 | 3.76 million | – |
| 1837 | 552,200 | 3.74 million | – |
| 1836 | 547,000 | 3.73 million | – |
| 1835 | 541,900 | 3.71 million | – |
| 1834 | 536,800 | 3.7 million | – |
| 1833 | 531,700 | 3.69 million | – |
| 1832 | 526,700 | 3.67 million | – |
| 1831 | 521,700 | 3.66 million | – |
| 1830 | 516,800 | 3.64 million | – |
| 1829 | 511,900 | 3.63 million | – |
| 1828 | 507,100 | 3.62 million | – |
| 1827 | 502,300 | 3.6 million | – |
| 1826 | 497,600 | 3.59 million | – |
| 1825 | 492,900 | 3.57 million | – |
| 1824 | 488,200 | 3.56 million | – |
| 1823 | 483,600 | 3.55 million | – |
| 1822 | 479,000 | 3.53 million | – |
| 1821 | 475,400 | 3.54 million | – |
| 1820 | 472,700 | 3.57 million | – |
| 1819 | 470,900 | 3.63 million | – |
| 1818 | 470,000 | 3.7 million | – |
| 1817 | 470,000 | 3.8 million | – |
| 1816 | 470,000 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1815 | 470,000 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1814 | 470,000 | 4.12 million | – |
| 1813 | 470,000 | 4.23 million | – |
| 1812 | 470,000 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1811 | 470,000 | 4.47 million | – |
| 1810 | 470,000 | 4.59 million | – |
| 1809 | 470,000 | 4.71 million | – |
| 1808 | 470,000 | 4.84 million | – |
| 1807 | 470,000 | 4.97 million | – |
| 1806 | 470,000 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1805 | 470,000 | 5.25 million | – |
| 1804 | 470,000 | 5.39 million | – |
| 1803 | 470,000 | 5.54 million | – |
| 1802 | 470,000 | 5.69 million | – |
| 1801 | 470,000 | 5.84 million | – |
| 1800 | 470,000 | 6 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Laos | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.77 million7.75 million–7.79 million | 54.5 million54.4 million–54.6 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 7.87 million7.81 million–7.94 million | 54.9 million54.5 million–55.2 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 7.97 million7.88 million–8.08 million | 55.2 million54.6 million–55.8 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 8.07 million7.93 million–8.23 million | 55.5 million54.7 million–56.3 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 8.17 million7.99 million–8.37 million | 55.8 million54.7 million–56.8 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 8.26 million8.03 million–8.52 million | 56.1 million54.7 million–57.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 8.36 million8.08 million–8.67 million | 56.4 million54.8 million–58 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 8.45 million8.12 million–8.82 million | 56.6 million54.7 million–58.5 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 8.54 million8.16 million–8.97 million | 56.8 million54.7 million–59 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 8.62 million8.18 million–9.11 million | 57.1 million54.7 million–59.6 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 8.71 million8.2 million–9.26 million | 57.3 million54.6 million–60.1 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 8.79 million8.23 million–9.41 million | 57.4 million54.5 million–60.7 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 8.87 million8.25 million–9.55 million | 57.6 million54.4 million–61.2 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 8.95 million8.27 million–9.7 million | 57.8 million54.3 million–61.7 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 9.02 million8.29 million–9.85 million | 57.9 million54.1 million–62.1 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 9.1 million8.31 million–10 million | 58.1 million54 million–62.6 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 9.17 million8.33 million–10.1 million | 58.2 million53.9 million–63 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 9.24 million8.35 million–10.3 million | 58.3 million53.7 million–63.5 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 9.31 million8.37 million–10.4 million | 58.4 million53.5 million–64 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 9.37 million8.38 million–10.6 million | 58.4 million53.3 million–64.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 9.43 million8.38 million–10.7 million | 58.5 million53.1 million–64.7 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 9.49 million8.38 million–10.8 million | 58.6 million52.8 million–65.2 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 9.55 million8.38 million–11 million | 58.6 million52.6 million–65.6 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 9.61 million8.39 million–11.2 million | 58.6 million52.3 million–66 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 9.66 million8.4 million–11.3 million | 58.6 million52 million–66.4 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 9.71 million8.39 million–11.4 million | 58.6 million51.7 million–66.8 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 9.76 million8.38 million–11.6 million | 58.6 million51.4 million–67.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 9.8 million8.36 million–11.7 million | 58.6 million51.1 million–67.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 9.85 million8.34 million–11.9 million | 58.6 million50.7 million–68.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 9.89 million8.32 million–12 million | 58.5 million50.4 million–68.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 9.92 million8.3 million–12.2 million | 58.5 million50 million–68.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 9.96 million8.27 million–12.3 million | 58.4 million49.6 million–69.4 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 9.99 million8.24 million–12.5 million | 58.3 million49.1 million–69.9 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 10 million8.2 million–12.6 million | 58.2 million48.7 million–70.4 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 10.1 million8.15 million–12.8 million | 58.2 million48.4 million–70.8 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 10.1 million8.11 million–12.9 million | 58.1 million48 million–71.3 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 10.1 million8.07 million–13 million | 57.9 million47.6 million–71.7 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 10.1 million8.02 million–13.2 million | 57.8 million47.1 million–72.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 10.1 million7.97 million–13.3 million | 57.7 million46.7 million–72.7 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 10.1 million7.91 million–13.5 million | 57.6 million46.3 million–73.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 10.2 million7.86 million–13.6 million | 57.4 million45.8 million–73.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 10.2 million7.81 million–13.7 million | 57.3 million45.3 million–74.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 10.2 million7.75 million–13.9 million | 57.1 million44.8 million–74.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 10.2 million7.68 million–14 million | 57 million44.3 million–74.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 10.2 million7.61 million–14.1 million | 56.8 million43.7 million–75.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 10.2 million7.53 million–14.3 million | 56.6 million43.2 million–75.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 10.2 million7.42 million–14.4 million | 56.4 million42.6 million–76.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 10.2 million7.31 million–14.5 million | 56.3 million42.1 million–76.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 10.2 million7.24 million–14.6 million | 56.1 million41.6 million–77.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 10.1 million7.16 million–14.7 million | 55.9 million41 million–77.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 10.1 million7.07 million–14.8 million | 55.7 million40.5 million–78 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 10.1 million6.99 million–14.9 million | 55.5 million40 million–78.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 10.1 million6.9 million–15.1 million | 55.3 million39.5 million–78.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 10.1 million6.81 million–15.2 million | 55.1 million39 million–79.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 10.1 million6.74 million–15.4 million | 54.9 million38.3 million–79.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 10 million6.67 million–15.6 million | 54.7 million37.6 million–80 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 10 million6.57 million–15.7 million | 54.4 million37 million–80.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 9.98 million6.48 million–15.8 million | 54.2 million36.3 million–80.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 9.95 million6.37 million–15.9 million | 54 million35.7 million–80.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 9.92 million6.27 million–16 million | 53.8 million35.2 million–81.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 9.89 million6.19 million–16.2 million | 53.6 million34.6 million–81.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 9.86 million6.1 million–16.3 million | 53.3 million34.1 million–82.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 9.83 million6.03 million–16.4 million | 53.1 million33.6 million–82.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 9.8 million5.96 million–16.5 million | 52.9 million33.1 million–83 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 9.76 million5.86 million–16.6 million | 52.6 million32.5 million–83.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 9.72 million5.77 million–16.7 million | 52.4 million32 million–83.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 9.69 million5.67 million–16.9 million | 52.1 million31.6 million–84.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 9.65 million5.59 million–17 million | 51.9 million31 million–84.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 9.61 million5.48 million–17.1 million | 51.7 million30.5 million–85.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 9.57 million5.37 million–17.2 million | 51.4 million30.1 million–85.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 9.52 million5.28 million–17.3 million | 51.2 million29.6 million–85.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 9.48 million5.15 million–17.4 million | 50.9 million29.1 million–85.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 9.44 million5.03 million–17.5 million | 50.7 million28.6 million–86.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 9.39 million4.95 million–17.6 million | 50.4 million28.2 million–86.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 9.35 million4.85 million–17.7 million | 50.2 million27.7 million–87.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 9.3 million4.76 million–17.8 million | 49.9 million27.1 million–87.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 9.26 million4.67 million–18 million | 49.7 million26.6 million–88.2 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Laos vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyLaos: 69 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLaos: 2.9 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLaos: 31.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLaos: 17.9% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionLaos: 2.91% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateLaos: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthLaos: 1.38% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLaos: 2.42 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLaos: 40.3% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageLaos: 24.3 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLaos: 4.5% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateLaos: -1.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLaos: 0.19% of GDP in 2013Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsLaos: $21.8M in 2013Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personLaos: $3 in 2013Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingLaos: 0.8% of government spending in 2013Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelLaos: 129,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerLaos: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLaos: 4.08% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLaos: 7 million TIV in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025