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Lao PDR - Population Growth 2008

Name: Lao PDR Population Growth 2008
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Annual population growth rate · World Bank

1.52% −0.03pp from 2007 Global rank: 122nd

Lao PDR's population growth was 1.52% in 2008, decreased +0.03pp from 1.55% in 2007. This was the 122nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

Population Growth by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Northern Mariana Islands	-3.09%	-6.0%
2nd	Romania	-1.67%	-12.8%
3rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-1.66%	-34.1%
4th	Palau	-1.53%	-2.2%
5th	Latvia	-1.05%	-28.8%
6th	Lithuania	-1.03%	13.4%
7th	Micronesia, Federated States of	-0.86%	-12.1%
8th	Albania	-0.77%	-1.5%
9th	Bulgaria	-0.70%	4.5%
10th	Armenia	-0.66%	-3.7%
11th	Puerto Rico (US)	-0.59%	-0.2%
12th	North Macedonia	-0.58%	-1.3%
13th	Ukraine	-0.52%	-13.4%
14th	American Samoa	-0.51%	-9.7%
15th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.45%	-4.6%
16th	Serbia	-0.43%	-5.0%
17th	Greenland	-0.40%	-3.6%
18th	Kosovo	-0.35%	-4.5%
19th	Belarus	-0.35%	24.7%
20th	Georgia	-0.30%	41.8%
21st	Guyana	-0.30%	-7.4%
22nd	Estonia	-0.27%	41.2%
23rd	Moldova	-0.19%	17.9%
24th	Germany	-0.19%	-42.2%
25th	Hungary	-0.18%	-13.0%
26th	Nauru	-0.11%	21.3%
27th	Russian Federation	-0.04%	74.3%
28th	Croatia	-0.01%	45.6%
29th	Marshall Islands	-0.01%	-111.6%
30th	Monaco	0.00%	99.5%
31st	Dominica	0.01%	-82.9%
32nd	Poland	0.01%	125.1%
33rd	Cuba	0.04%	-48.6%
34th	Japan	0.05%	-57.9%
35th	Virgin Islands (US)	0.06%	287.5%
36th	Slovak Republic	0.09%	193.9%
37th	Portugal	0.14%	-26.5%
38th	Slovenia	0.16%	-71.7%
39th	Montenegro	0.18%	28.5%
40th	Uruguay	0.21%	24.1%
41st	Guam	0.26%	-0.7%
42nd	Greece	0.27%	4.2%
43rd	Tonga	0.28%	-38.1%
44th	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.28%	-6.1%
45th	Austria	0.31%	-3.4%
46th	El Salvador	0.32%	158.9%
47th	European Union	0.34%	-4.1%
48th	Grenada	0.34%	-3.7%
49th	Faroe Islands	0.35%	292.2%
50th	Mauritius	0.36%	-20.6%
51st	Netherlands	0.39%	79.0%
52nd	Trinidad and Tobago	0.41%	2.5%
53rd	Jamaica	0.44%	-8.2%
54th	Bermuda	0.46%	64.2%
55th	Finland	0.47%	9.4%
56th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	0.48%	-3.5%
57th	China	0.51%	-1.9%
58th	Barbados	0.52%	10.3%
59th	Myanmar	0.55%	-22.3%
60th	France	0.56%	-9.7%
61st	Denmark	0.59%	32.5%
62nd	Liechtenstein	0.60%	-6.8%
63rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.60%	-30.4%
64th	Fiji	0.62%	-26.0%
65th	St. Lucia	0.62%	-6.8%
66th	Malta	0.65%	86.6%
67th	Peru	0.66%	-9.3%
68th	Sri Lanka	0.67%	-3.0%
69th	Eswatini	0.67%	17.1%
70th	Lesotho	0.68%	60.9%
71st	Channel Islands	0.71%	-0.3%
72nd	Samoa	0.71%	28.9%
73rd	French Polynesia	0.73%	-40.2%
74th	Nepal	0.75%	-10.4%
75th	Korea	0.76%	50.3%
76th	Aruba	0.76%	2.2%
77th	Thailand	0.77%	-4.0%
78th	Italy	0.77%	26.8%
79th	Sweden	0.78%	5.1%
80th	United Kingdom	0.79%	1.1%
81st	Belgium	0.79%	7.6%
82nd	Czechia	0.83%	42.1%
83rd	New Zealand	0.85%	-9.0%
84th	United States	0.95%	-0.5%
85th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.95%	-0.3%
86th	Brazil	0.96%	-5.4%
87th	Tunisia	0.96%	4.9%
88th	Paraguay	0.97%	-1.1%
89th	Bangladesh	1.00%	-7.2%
90th	Chile	1.00%	2.1%
91st	Argentina	1.01%	2.2%
92nd	Cabo Verde	1.04%	-6.4%
93rd	Kazakhstan	1.04%	9.2%
94th	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1.07%	-3.5%
95th	Isle of Man	1.08%	2.3%
96th	Canada	1.08%	11.7%
97th	Bhutan	1.13%	-2.8%
98th	South Africa	1.15%	9.3%
99th	Suriname	1.17%	2.3%
100th	Colombia	1.20%	-5.0%
101st	Zimbabwe	1.20%	-8.6%
102nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	1.21%	-25.7%
103rd	New Caledonia	1.23%	-3.7%
104th	Dominican Republic	1.23%	1.4%
105th	Norway	1.25%	20.4%
106th	Curaçao	1.26%	-36.3%
107th	Türkiye	1.27%	686.8%
108th	Switzerland	1.27%	42.2%
109th	Indonesia	1.30%	-1.8%
110th	Morocco	1.34%	-0.1%
111th	Bahamas, The	1.35%	-4.8%
112th	Gibraltar	1.35%	-2.6%
113th	Tuvalu	1.36%	8.9%
114th	Costa Rica	1.36%	0.2%
115th	Namibia	1.40%	5.1%
116th	Nicaragua	1.43%	-0.2%
117th	San Marino	1.43%	-57.1%
118th	India	1.44%	-4.5%
119th	Mexico	1.46%	3.7%
120th	Antigua and Barbuda	1.47%	8.3%
121st	Cambodia	1.52%	2.9%
122nd	Lao PDR	1.52%	-1.8%
123rd	Uzbekistan	1.53%	9.5%
124th	Mongolia	1.58%	17.5%
125th	Spain	1.60%	-13.8%
126th	Lebanon	1.66%	-14.2%
127th	Haiti	1.67%	-1.2%
128th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.69%	-1.3%
129th	Cyprus	1.69%	-1.6%
130th	Ecuador	1.71%	-0.2%
131st	Solomon Islands	1.71%	-0.9%
132nd	St. Martin (French part)	1.74%	-10.2%
133rd	Philippines	1.77%	1.9%
134th	Israel	1.78%	0.0%
135th	Luxembourg	1.79%	15.7%
136th	Algeria	1.82%	9.0%
137th	Panama	1.82%	-0.7%
138th	Viet Nam	1.83%	3.4%
139th	Brunei Darussalam	1.85%	9.5%
140th	Iceland	1.86%	-26.5%
141st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	1.87%	-1.1%
142nd	Turkmenistan	1.91%	2.2%
143rd	Andorra	1.96%	-31.1%
144th	Tajikistan	1.98%	3.1%
145th	Comoros	1.99%	-0.3%
146th	Australia	2.00%	9.8%
147th	Botswana	2.01%	3.6%
148th	Iraq	2.02%	356.0%
149th	Ireland	2.04%	-29.5%
150th	Guatemala	2.05%	-2.6%
151st	Djibouti	2.06%	-5.0%
152nd	Kiribati	2.09%	2.9%
153rd	Malaysia	2.10%	-3.6%
154th	Azerbaijan	2.10%	85.2%
155th	Libya	2.12%	3.4%
156th	Central African Republic	2.13%	10.7%
157th	Oman	2.17%	-0.4%
158th	Afghanistan	2.19%	15.5%
159th	Seychelles	2.24%	338.0%
160th	Honduras	2.24%	-2.3%
161st	Côte d'Ivoire	2.27%	-2.2%
162nd	Senegal	2.34%	0.7%
163rd	Jordan	2.35%	-61.0%
164th	São Tomé and Principe	2.38%	-1.6%
165th	Guinea	2.42%	4.5%
166th	Mozambique	2.47%	3.6%
167th	Sierra Leone	2.50%	13.7%
168th	Vanuatu	2.51%	2.4%
169th	Guinea-Bissau	2.52%	1.3%
170th	Ghana	2.54%	-1.5%
171st	Sudan	2.59%	8.7%
172nd	Rwanda	2.63%	-1.2%
173rd	Eritrea	2.63%	80.3%
174th	Pakistan	2.68%	1.3%
175th	Tanzania	2.70%	-3.2%
176th	Timor-Leste	2.70%	-5.3%
177th	West Bank and Gaza	2.75%	7.7%
178th	Belize	2.75%	-2.3%
179th	Nigeria	2.78%	0.5%
180th	Cameroon	2.86%	2.0%
181st	Togo	2.87%	-1.3%
182nd	Mauritania	2.87%	10.5%
183rd	Cayman Islands	2.90%	-2.3%
184th	Malawi	2.90%	3.0%
185th	Gambia, The	2.91%	0.2%
186th	Madagascar	2.94%	0.0%
187th	Burkina Faso	2.94%	-3.1%
188th	Uganda	2.94%	0.1%
189th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	2.96%	-4.8%
190th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.02%	-0.3%
191st	Benin	3.02%	2.2%
192nd	Kenya	3.03%	0.2%
193rd	Papua New Guinea	3.11%	-1.3%
194th	Yemen, Republic of	3.21%	-0.8%
195th	Gabon	3.22%	3.0%
196th	Mali	3.29%	-0.1%
197th	Congo, Republic of	3.29%	-10.1%
198th	Chad	3.50%	1.6%
199th	Syrian Arab Republic	3.54%	-42.5%
200th	Maldives	3.54%	6.3%
201st	Zambia	3.57%	1.1%
202nd	British Virgin Islands	3.57%	1.9%
203rd	Niger	3.70%	0.6%
204th	Macao SAR, China	3.73%	-13.5%
205th	Angola	3.78%	1.0%
206th	Saudi Arabia	4.03%	-2.9%
207th	Liberia	4.06%	-18.5%
208th	Burundi	4.13%	11.6%
209th	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.31%	-3.5%
210th	Equatorial Guinea	4.57%	1.4%
211th	South Sudan	4.99%	-1.1%
212th	Singapore	5.32%	27.7%
213th	Kuwait	5.57%	-5.3%
214th	Bahrain	5.99%	-24.1%
215th	United Arab Emirates	11.38%	-1.8%
216th	Qatar	16.61%	-23.5%

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's population growth in 2008?▾

Lao PDR's population growth in 2008 was 1.52%. This ranked 122nd globally.

How did Lao PDR's population growth change in 2008?▾

Lao PDR's population growth decreased by 1.8% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest population growth in 2008?▾

Qatar had the highest population growth in 2008 at 16.61%.

What is the population growth of Lao PDR in 2008?▾

The population growth of Lao PDR in 2008 was 1.52%. This ranked 122nd globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Lao PDR's population growth?▾

Lao PDR's population growth went from 1.55% in 2007 to 1.52% in 2008, a 1.8% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lao PDR matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2008. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.5%. View full analysis →

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