Official Languages

Languages spoken here

Khmer (secondary) · Lao (secondary) · Lü (secondary) · Tai Nüa (secondary) · Thai (secondary) · Vietnamese (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Laos

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Lao	3765000	Lao	Buddhism
Khmu	794000	Khmu	Ethnic Religions
Hmong Daw	433000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions
Phu Thai	245000	Phu Thai	Buddhism
Hmong Njua	234000	Hmong Njua	Ethnic Religions
Lao Phuan	162000	Phuan	Buddhism
Thai	157000	Thai	Buddhism
Tai Lue	142000	Lu	Buddhism
Tai Kao	113000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions
So	94000	So (Laos)	Buddhism
Bru, Western	94000	Bru, Western	Buddhism
Katang, Northern	74000	Katang, Northern	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Mandarin	73000	Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious
Laven	63000	Laven	Ethnic Religions
Akha	63000	Akha	Ethnic Religions
Kui	52000	Kuay	Buddhism
Katang, Southern	46000	Katang, Southern	Ethnic Religions
Phunoi	44000	Phunoi	Ethnic Religions
Thai, Northern	41000	Thai, Northern	Buddhism
Talieng	41000	Talieng	Ethnic Religions
Mal	40000	Mal	Ethnic Religions
Bru, Eastern	37000	Bru, Eastern	Ethnic Religions
Iu Mien	37000	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions
Ta Oi, Upper	36000	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions
Deaf	36000	Laos Sign Language	Unknown
Prai	32000	Prai	Ethnic Religions
Tai Dam	30000	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions
Pong	30000	Phong-Kniang	Ethnic Religions
Brao	29000	Brao	Ethnic Religions
Tai Daeng	28000	Tai Daeng	Ethnic Religions
Tai Khang	28000	Kang	Buddhism
Oy	26000	Oy	Buddhism
Katu, Western	25000	Katu, Western	Ethnic Religions
Lamet	25000	Rmeet	Ethnic Religions
Ta Oi, Lower	24000	Ta'oih, Lower	Ethnic Religions
Nguan	22000	Khmu	Ethnic Religions
Vietnamese	22000	Vietnamese	Buddhism
Han Chinese, Cantonese	20000	Chinese, Yue	Non-Religious
Nyaw	19000	Nyaw	Buddhism
Tong	16000	Ong	Ethnic Religions
Tai Nua	16000	Tai Nua	Buddhism
Alak	15000	Alak	Ethnic Religions
Pacoh	15000	Pacoh	Ethnic Religions
Khuen	14000	Khuen	Buddhism
Laopang	14000	Laopang	Ethnic Religions
Yoy	13000	Yoy	Ethnic Religions
Khom Khae	13000	Khmer	Ethnic Religions
Jeh	13000	Jeh	Ethnic Religions
Laoseng	12000	Tareng	Ethnic Religions
Thae	12000	Oy	Ethnic Religions

Languages

94 languages recorded here.

Aheu

Akeu

Akha

Alak

Arem

Bit

Bo (Laos)

Bouyei

Brao

Bru, Eastern

Bru, Western

Burmese

Chepya

Chinese, Mandarin

Chinese, Yue

Chut

Con

Halang

Halang Doan

Hmong Daw

Hmong Njua

Hung

Iu Mien

Jeh

Kaduo

Kang

Katang, Northern

Katang, Southern

Katu, Western

Khmer

Khmu

Khua

Khuen

Khun

Kim Mun

Kiorr

Kriang

Kuan

Kuay

Lahu

Lahu Shi

Language unknown

Lao

Laopang

Laos Sign Language

Laven

Lavi

Mal

Maleng

Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Mlabri

Nguon

Nisu, Southern

Nyaheun

Nyaw

O'du

Ong

Pacoh

Phana'

Phong-Kniang

Phu Thai

Phuan

Phunoi

Prai

Puoc

Rmeet

Saek

Samtao

Sapuan

Sedang

Sila

So (Laos)

Sou

Ta'oih, Lower

Ta'oih, Upper

Tai Daeng

Tai Dam

Tai Don

Tai Khang

Tai Loi

Tai Long

Tai Nua

Tai Pao

Tai Yo

Talieng

Tareng

Thai

Thai, Northeastern

Thai, Northern

Vietnamese

Yoy

All catalogue fields

158 fields recorded

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iso3: LAO
iso2: LA
ctry: Laos
poplpeoples: 7870000
cntpeoples: 184
cntpeopleslr: 142
poplpeopleslr: 2266000
jpscalectry: 4
rol3officiallanguage: lao
officiallang: Lao
rlg3primary: 2
religionprimary: Buddhism
percentchristianity: 3.6268158236581
percentevangelical: 2.5408131025875
c_10_40window: Y
rog2: ASI
continent: Asia
regioncode: 2
regionname: Asia, Southeast
workersneeded: 154
harvest_rog3: LA
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harvest_iso2: LA
harvest_owcountrycode: LAOS
harvest_ethnologuecountrycode: LA
harvest_countrynumber: 116
harvest_ctry: Laos
harvest_ctryshort: Laos
harvest_countrynamechinese: 老挝
harvest_countrynamechineseshort: 老挝
harvest_countrynamedutch: Laos
harvest_countrynamefrench: Laos
harvest_countrynamefrenchshort: Laos
harvest_countrynamegerman: Laos
harvest_countrynamegermanshort: Laos
harvest_countrynameindonesian: Laos
harvest_countrynameindonesianshort: Laos
harvest_countrynameitalian: Laos
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Laos
harvest_countrynamekorean: 라오스
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 라오스
harvest_countrynamenorwegian: Laos
harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Laos
harvest_countrynameportuguese: Laos
harvest_countrynameportugueseshort: Laos
harvest_countrynamerussian: Лаос
harvest_countrynamerussianshort: Лаос
harvest_countrynamespanish: Laos
harvest_countrynamespanishshort: Laos
harvest_countrynamevietnamese: Lào
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harvest_spanishconcatenationprefix: en
harvest_vietnameseconcatenationprefix: ở
harvest_ethnologuemapexists: Y
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harvest_regioncode2414: 28
harvest_regioncode: 2
harvest_unsr: 035
harvest_worldabc: A
harvest_capital: Vientiane
harvest_population: 7873000
harvest_populationsource: UN Country Population (2025)
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harvest_jpscale: 4
harvest_c_10_40window: Y
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harvest_literacyrate: 85
harvest_literacysource: Ethnologue
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harvest_pctbahai: 0.03
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harvest_pctchinese: 0.3
harvest_pcthindu: 0
harvest_pctislam: 0.1
harvest_pctsikh: 0
harvest_pctjudaism: 0
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harvest_pctother: 0
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harvest_pctchristianprotestant: 2.26
harvest_pctchristianindependent: 0.44
harvest_pctchristiananglican: 0
harvest_pctchristianromancatholic: 0.67
harvest_pctchristianorthodoxcatholic: 0
harvest_pctchristianmarginal: 0.01
harvest_pctchristianunaffiliated: 0
harvest_pctchristiandoublyprofessing: 0
harvest_pctchristianother: 0
harvest_pctchristianextra: 0
harvest_rop1: A011
harvest_hdiyear: 2015
harvest_hdivalue: 0.586
harvest_hdirank: 138
harvest_internetusers: 18.2
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harvest_flashmapzoomx: -588
harvest_flashmapzoomy: -357
harvest_googlemapzoom: 5
harvest_googlemaplat: 16.7
harvest_googlemaplng: 103
harvest_ctrylatitude: 19.85627
harvest_ctrylongitude: 102.495496
harvest_securitylevel: 2
harvest_ethnolinguisticmap: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/indochina_eth_1970.jpg
harvest_statedeptreligiousfreedom: https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/laos/
harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
harvest_adm1label: Provinces
harvest_wcdsubregioncode: 203
harvest_poplgrowthrate: 1.734605377276669
harvest_godreportsurl: http://blog.godreports.com/country/?countrycode=la&joshua=la
harvest_datareportalurl: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-laos
harvest_internetusage: 26
harvest_internetusagesourceyear: 2017
harvest_pray1040url: https://pray1040.com/pray-for-laos/
harvest_voiceofmartyrsurl: https://www.persecution.com/globalprayerguide/laos/
harvest_areasquaremiles: 91429
harvest_areasquarekilometers: 236800
harvest_populationpersquaremile: 63
harvest_countryphonecode: 856
harvest_wincountryprofile: http://win1040.com/page.php?id=568
harvest_owpctchristian1986: 2
harvest_owpctevangelical1986: 1.2
harvest_owpctchristian1993: 1.5
harvest_owpctevangelical1993: 0.7
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harvest_owpctevangelical2001: 1.2
harvest_stonyground: Y
harvest_religiondatayear: 2010
harvest_internetctrycode: .la
harvest_worldfactbookurl: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/laos
harvest_source: pjj
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00