Belarus vs Laos
Belarus has 1.2× the population of Laos: 9,085,991 vs 7,873,046, a gap of 1.2 million. Laos is growing faster (+1.32% vs −0.51% a year), adding about 103,910 people a year against −46,519. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Laos would overtake Belarus in about 8 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2033) — a projection, not a forecast. Belarus is the older society: 18.3% aged 65+ against 4.8% in Laos, while Laos has more children (29.8% under 15 vs 15.9%). Belarus is 1.4× as densely populated (45.2 vs 33.2 people per km²). People in Belarus live 5.1 years longer on average (74.4 vs 69.2). GDP per capita is 4.4× higher in Belarus ($10,279 vs $2,325).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Belarus) and 2025 (Laos); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Belarus vs Laos — side by side
 Belarus |  Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,085,9912025 | 7,873,0462025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.51%2025 | +1.32%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 7.02024 | 20.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 13.12024 | 6.22024 |
| Children per woman | 1.222024 | 2.402024 |
| Life expectancy | 74.4 yrs2024 | 69.2 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.9%2025 | 29.8%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 18.3%2025 | 4.8%2025 |
| Density | 45.2 /km²2023 | 33.2 /km²2023 |
| Area | 207,629 km²2023 | 236,800 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 79.5%2025 | 40.3%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -3,0202025 | -10,6452025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,2792025 | $2,3252025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #99 | #102 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.11% | 0.10% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Belarus: 1.1× from 1960 to 2025; Laos: 3.7× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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