Laos vs Norway: Population by level of education

Laos
3.86 million people
in 2100
Norway
3.89 million people
in 2100
Laos rank
98th
Norway rank
97th

Population by level of education over time

  • Laos
  • Norway
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Norway currently reports 3.89 million people against 3.86 million people in Laos, a difference of 27,800 people.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 98th and Norway ranks 97th of 200 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 2,250 people 78,900 people 76,650 people Norway
1960s 6,900 people 147,700 people 140,800 people Norway
1970s 19,950 people 283,000 people 263,050 people Norway
1980s 50,500 people 480,250 people 429,750 people Norway
1990s 108,000 people 727,950 people 619,950 people Norway
2000s 175,000 people 1.01 million people 832,250 people Norway
2010s 309,900 people 1.40 million people 1.09 million people Norway
2020s 503,850 people 1.72 million people 1.21 million people Norway
2030s 817,100 people 2.08 million people 1.26 million people Norway
2040s 1.24 million people 2.41 million people 1.17 million people Norway
2050s 1.74 million people 2.70 million people 961,250 people Norway
2060s 2.25 million people 3.00 million people 745,450 people Norway
2070s 2.74 million people 3.29 million people 545,200 people Norway
2080s 3.20 million people 3.54 million people 344,250 people Norway
2090s 3.60 million people 3.75 million people 150,400 people Norway
2100s 3.86 million people 3.89 million people 27,800 people Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Laos or Norway?
Norway, at 3.89 million people against 3.86 million people in Laos as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Laos and Norway?
27,800 people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Norway?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Laos and Norway rank globally for population by level of education?
Laos ranks 98th and Norway ranks 97th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.