Hong Kong vs Laos: Population, female

Hong Kong
4.12 million
in 2025
Laos
3.92 million
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
102nd
Laos rank
103rd

Population, female over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Laos
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 4.12 million against 3.92 million in Laos, a difference of 206,180.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 102nd and Laos ranks 103rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 1.73 million 1.19 million 536,750 Hong Kong
1970s 2.15 million 1.49 million 659,567 Hong Kong
1980s 2.64 million 1.85 million 784,955 Hong Kong
1990s 3.08 million 2.41 million 672,203 Hong Kong
2000s 3.56 million 2.89 million 669,842 Hong Kong
2010s 3.94 million 3.36 million 573,779 Hong Kong
2020s 4.10 million 3.79 million 314,077 Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Hong Kong or Laos?
Hong Kong, at 4.12 million against 3.92 million in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Hong Kong and Laos?
206,180, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Laos?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Laos rank globally for population, female?
Hong Kong ranks 102nd and Laos ranks 103rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.