Laos vs Thailand

Laos vs Thailand: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.38% a year in Laos and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Laos, by 1.41 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Laos vs Thailand: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.38% a year in Laos and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Laos, by 1.41 percentage points.
LaosThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Laos has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Thailand.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at -0.51% a year and Thailand at -0.75% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearLaosThailandWorld
20231.38-0.040.87
20221.41-0.060.88
20211.410.080.8
20201.470.160.9
20191.510.171.03
20181.540.241.07
20171.570.371.13
20161.570.481.17
20151.560.421.18
20141.360.51.22
20131.40.561.23
20121.420.611.27
20111.440.631.26
20101.460.621.27
20091.480.721.28
20081.510.751.28
20071.530.781.28
20061.570.821.28
20051.60.841.27
20041.410.881.28
20031.50.921.29
20021.580.951.3
20011.640.981.33
20001.661.061.35
19991.71.211.35
19981.81.31.37
19971.91.311.39
19962.271.361.42
19952.391.41.45
19942.551.451.47
19932.691.51.52
19922.741.591.57
19912.81.591.63
19902.831.671.76
19892.861.611.78
19882.871.691.79
19872.861.721.84
19862.831.751.83
19852.81.831.8
19842.741.861.8
19832.661.941.78
19822.551.941.86
19812.341.971.82
19802.12.051.8
19791.842.081.79
19781.682.121.74
19771.682.241.75
19761.822.231.78
19752.092.391.8
19742.342.491.88
19732.432.61.94
19722.432.671.97
19712.412.651.97
19702.392.742.06
19692.362.792.06
19682.342.852.09
19672.322.912
19662.282.932.04
19652.282.992.09
19642.262.992.16
19632.252.992.28
19622.312.972.11
19612.262.951.67
19602.242.911.58
19592.242.861.73
19582.292.742
19572.292.792.07
19562.32.781.98
19552.32.752.01
19542.32.721.99
19532.332.671.9
19522.342.661.94
19512.362.631.75
19502.422.561.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLaosThailandWorld
20241.340.85–1.89-0.06-0.26–0.160.86
20251.30.78–1.87-0.08-0.33–0.170.84
20261.250.69–1.86-0.09-0.36–0.210.83
20271.210.62–1.83-0.11-0.42–0.210.81
20281.170.55–1.82-0.12-0.47–0.210.8
20291.130.46–1.8-0.13-0.52–0.210.78
20301.10.43–1.79-0.15-0.57–0.190.76
20311.060.35–1.76-0.16-0.59–0.220.75
20321.030.32–1.76-0.18-0.62–0.20.73
20330.990.25–1.73-0.2-0.65–0.20.72
20340.950.21–1.7-0.22-0.69–0.210.7
20350.920.2–1.7-0.24-0.71–0.190.69
20360.890.17–1.68-0.26-0.74–0.180.67
20370.870.13–1.68-0.28-0.78–0.170.65
20380.840.09–1.66-0.3-0.81–0.150.64
20390.80.03–1.62-0.32-0.87–0.150.62
20400.760–1.57-0.34-0.92–0.150.61
20410.74-0.04–1.55-0.37-0.97–0.130.59
20420.71-0.07–1.54-0.39-1.01–0.110.57
20430.67-0.13–1.53-0.42-1.04–0.10.56
20440.65-0.15–1.52-0.44-1.08–0.080.54
20450.62-0.21–1.49-0.46-1.09–0.070.52
20460.6-0.3–1.47-0.49-1.13–0.040.5
20470.56-0.31–1.47-0.51-1.18–0.020.48
20480.54-0.32–1.46-0.54-1.22–0.010.46
20490.5-0.41–1.41-0.57-1.26–-0.030.44
20500.48-0.43–1.41-0.59-1.29–-0.040.42
20510.45-0.45–1.39-0.61-1.3–-0.050.4
20520.42-0.47–1.36-0.64-1.37–-0.070.38
20530.39-0.51–1.36-0.65-1.4–-0.070.36
20540.36-0.56–1.38-0.68-1.44–-0.090.34
20550.33-0.62–1.39-0.69-1.46–-0.080.33
20560.31-0.67–1.33-0.71-1.5–-0.10.31
20570.28-0.72–1.28-0.73-1.54–-0.070.3
20580.25-0.79–1.26-0.74-1.56–-0.090.28
20590.22-0.81–1.28-0.74-1.6–-0.090.27
20600.2-0.86–1.21-0.75-1.59–-0.070.25
20610.17-0.9–1.2-0.75-1.64–-0.050.24
20620.14-0.94–1.21-0.76-1.68–-0.070.23
20630.12-1.02–1.22-0.76-1.67–-0.040.22
20640.09-1.07–1.2-0.76-1.72–-0.050.21
20650.07-1.11–1.18-0.77-1.7–-0.040.2
20660.05-1.15–1.19-0.76-1.72–0.010.19
20670.02-1.16–1.2-0.77-1.75–0.010.18
2068-0-1.25–1.18-0.77-1.79–0.020.17
2069-0.03-1.32–1.13-0.77-1.82–0.040.16
2070-0.06-1.33–1.12-0.77-1.81–0.050.15
2071-0.07-1.38–1.15-0.77-1.86–0.060.14
2072-0.1-1.45–1.15-0.77-1.88–0.060.13
2073-0.12-1.43–1.1-0.77-1.9–0.080.12
2074-0.14-1.49–1.09-0.77-1.92–0.080.1
2075-0.16-1.55–1.13-0.77-1.99–0.090.09
2076-0.17-1.54–1.1-0.77-1.97–0.10.08
2077-0.2-1.6–1.1-0.77-2–0.090.07
2078-0.21-1.64–1.08-0.77-2.04–0.110.06
2079-0.23-1.66–1.07-0.77-2.07–0.110.05
2080-0.24-1.71–1.05-0.77-2.13–0.10.04
2081-0.26-1.78–1.04-0.77-2.12–0.120.03
2082-0.28-1.86–1.03-0.78-2.15–0.110.02
2083-0.29-1.82–1.03-0.78-2.18–0.130.01
2084-0.31-1.9–1.04-0.78-2.25–0.15-0
2085-0.33-1.95–1.06-0.78-2.24–0.17-0.01
2086-0.34-1.96–1.07-0.78-2.23–0.19-0.02
2087-0.36-2.03–1.07-0.78-2.27–0.18-0.03
2088-0.37-1.98–1.08-0.77-2.29–0.18-0.04
2089-0.38-2.13–1.03-0.78-2.36–0.16-0.05
2090-0.4-2.11–1.03-0.78-2.4–0.2-0.05
2091-0.41-2.15–1.07-0.78-2.5–0.19-0.06
2092-0.42-2.19–1.1-0.78-2.47–0.18-0.07
2093-0.43-2.26–1.06-0.78-2.51–0.23-0.07
2094-0.44-2.22–1.09-0.78-2.48–0.21-0.08
2095-0.45-2.25–1.06-0.77-2.54–0.24-0.09
2096-0.46-2.38–1.1-0.77-2.56–0.27-0.1
2097-0.47-2.46–1.09-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2098-0.49-2.51–1.07-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2099-0.5-2.55–1.09-0.75-2.51–0.3-0.12
2100-0.51-2.55–1.09-0.75-2.53–0.3-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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.

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