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Laos vs Togo

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Laos

7,873,046#102 · +1.32%/yr
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Togo

8,591,626#101 · +2.18%/yr

Togo has 9% more people than Laos: 8,591,626 vs 7,873,046, a gap of 718,580. Togo is growing faster (+2.18% vs +1.32% a year), adding about 187,090 people a year against +103,910. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Laos is the older society: 4.8% aged 65+ against 3.5% in Togo, while Togo has more children (40.4% under 15 vs 29.8%). Togo is 4.6× as densely populated (151.2 vs 33.2 people per km²). People in Laos live 6.3 years longer on average (69.2 vs 62.9). GDP per capita is 1.7× higher in Laos ($2,325 vs $1,384).

Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Laos) and 2025 (Togo); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.

Laos vs Togo — side by side

Flag of Laos LaosFlag of Togo Togo
Population7,873,04620258,591,6262025
Growth rate / yr+1.32%2025+2.18%2025
Births per 1,00020.9202432.12024
Deaths per 1,0006.220248.52024
Children per woman2.4020244.122024
Life expectancy69.2 yrs202462.9 yrs2024
Aged 0–1429.8%202540.4%2025
Aged 65+4.8%20253.5%2025
Density33.2 /km²2023151.2 /km²2023
Area236,800 km²202356,790 km²2023
Urban population40.3%202544.4%2025
Net migration / yr-10,6452025-15,0102025
GDP per capita$2,3252025$1,3842025
Country population rank (available records)#102#101
Base / world population (World Bank 2025)0.10%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). Laos: 3.7× from 1960 to 2025; Togo: 5.1× 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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