People Of Laos

Population	6,068,117 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 41.9% (male 1,277,152; female 1,265,761) 15-64 years: 54.9% (male 1,642,895; female 1,688,175) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 87,995; female 106,139) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 18.6 years male: 18.3 years female: 19 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.44% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	36.47 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	12.1 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 87.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 76.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 97.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 54.69 years male: 52.71 years female: 56.75 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.86 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	1,700 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s) adjective: Lao or Laotian
Ethnic groups	Lao Loum (lowland) 68%, Lao Theung (upland) 22%, Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong and the Yao 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese 1%
Religions	Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
Languages	Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
Literacy	conventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Republic conventional short form: Laos local short form: none local long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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