Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Ethiopia
74,537 1000 No
in 2050
Lao People's Democratic Republic
5,102 1000 No
in 2050
Ethiopia rank
15th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
14th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195020002050

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 74,537 1000 No against 5,102 1000 No in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 69,435 1000 No.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 14.6 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 226 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 8,286 1000 No 915.37 1000 No 7,370 1000 No Ethiopia
2000s 11,918 1000 No 1,506 1000 No 10,412 1000 No Ethiopia
2010s 19,084 1000 No 2,183 1000 No 16,901 1000 No Ethiopia
2020s 30,003 1000 No 2,979 1000 No 27,024 1000 No Ethiopia
2030s 44,799 1000 No 3,844 1000 No 40,954 1000 No Ethiopia
2040s 63,211 1000 No 4,676 1000 No 58,535 1000 No Ethiopia
2050s 74,537 1000 No 5,102 1000 No 69,435 1000 No Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Ethiopia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Ethiopia, at 74,537 1000 No against 5,102 1000 No in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
69,435 1000 No, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
58 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2050.
How do Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population/ethiopia/lao-people-s-democratic-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population/ethiopia/lao-people-s-democratic-republic/">Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.