Laos vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 15-64, total
Laos
5.15 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone
5.21 million
in 2025
Laos rank
101st
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.21 million against 5.15 million in Laos, a difference of 64,250.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.30 million | 1.40 million | 100,970 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.60 million | 1.61 million | 17,804 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.95 million | 1.94 million | 10,909 | Laos |
| 1990s | 2.56 million | 2.23 million | 328,512 | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.26 million | 2.83 million | 434,873 | Laos |
| 2010s | 4.21 million | 3.83 million | 383,299 | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.93 million | 4.86 million | 70,398 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.21 million against 5.15 million in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 64,250, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Laos ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.