Laos vs Somalia: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Laos
4.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
4.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
72nd
Somalia rank
70th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.43 % change on previous year against 4.42 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 72nd and Somalia ranks 70th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.98 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 0.63 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1970s | 3.02 % change on previous year | 4.08 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.9593 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.2152 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.239 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 0.56 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.82 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 0.3102 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Laos or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.43 % change on previous year against 4.42 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Laos and Somalia?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 72nd and Somalia ranks 70th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.