Laos

Country: Laos

Number of People Groups

132

People Groups Unreached

112 (84.8%)

Progress Level

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Total
Population

6,895,000

Population in Unreached

5,514,000 (80.0%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (60.2%)

% Professing Christian

3.5%

% Evangelical

2.37%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

6.8%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Aheu Luang	600	2,200	●	Aheu	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Akeu	3,000	16,000		Akeu	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.09 %	0.05 %	1
Akha	111,000	666,000	●	Akha	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.00 %	2.00 %	2
Alak	25,000	25,000	●	Alak	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.04 %	0.02 %	1
Alu	6,900	15,000		Nisu, Eastern	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arem	700	800	●	Bru, Eastern	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bit	2,300	3,200	●	Bit	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bo	3,900	3,900	●	Bo	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brao	25,000	36,000	●	Lave	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.76 %	1
Bru, Eastern	22,000	114,000	●	Bru, Eastern	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.00 %	1.50 %	1
Burmese	600	31,812,000		Burmese	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Cham, Western	900	299,000		Cham, Western	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chatong	800	800	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chepya	2,400	2,400	●	Chepya	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chut-May	400	7,100	●	Chut	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chut-Ruc	200	200	●	Chut	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chut-Sach	200	200	●	Chut	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Con	2,100	2,100	●	Con	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	70,000	46,464,000	●	Laos Sign Language	1 ●	Buddhism	3.38 %	-1	1
Giay	6,900	71,000		Bouyei	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halang	6,000	22,000	●	Halang	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halang Doan	3,100	6,600	●	Halang Doan	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Cantonese	18,000	78,441,000		Chinese, Yue	4 ●	Non-Religious	8.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	64,000	867,109,000		Chinese, Mandarin	4 ●	Non-Religious	8.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Hani	700	778,000		Hani	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hmong Bua	1,800	94,000	●	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.00 %	2.00 %	1
Hmong Daw	378,000	2,054,000	●	Hmong Daw	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Hmong Njua	205,000	748,000	●	Hmong Njua	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.80 %	4
Hung	3,600	4,100	●	Hung	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Hung-Tum	3,600	3,600	●	Hung	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ir	5,900	5,900	●	Ir	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Iu Mien	18,000	1,644,000	●	Iu Mien	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.00 %	7.90 %	-1 -
Jeh	11,000	29,000	●	Jeh	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.00 %	2.40 %	-1 -
Jeng	8,500	8,500	●	Oy	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kado	4,800	201,000	●	Kaduo	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.50 %	1
Kanay	800	800	●	Pacoh	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -
Kasseng	1,600	1,600	●	Talieng	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Katang, Northern	65,000	65,000	●	Katang, Northern	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.08 %	0.08 %	1
Katang, Southern	40,000	40,000	●	Katang, Southern	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.08 %	0.08 %	1
Katu, Western	28,000	28,000	●	Katu, Western	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Khlor	13,000	13,000	●	Khlor	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.50 %	0.40 %	1
Khmer	7,000	16,061,000		Khmer	1 ●	Buddhism	3.00 %	1.60 %	1
Khmu	694,000	806,000	●	Khmu	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.00 %	9.00 %	-1 -
Khmu, Keun	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Khmu	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	0
Khmu, Khong	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Khmu	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.00 %	3.57 %	-1 -
Khmu, Lu	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Khmu	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.89 %	0
Khmu, Me	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Khmu	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Khmu, Rok	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Khmu	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.00 %	1.70 %	0
Khua	4,300	9,600	●	Khua	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khuen	12,000	16,000	●	Khuen	1 ●	Buddhism	1.50 %	1.00 %	1
Kim Mun	6,700	550,000		Kim Mun	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Kiorr	4,600	4,600	●	Kiorr	1 ●	Buddhism	1.00 %	0.60 %	1
Kongsat	100	100	●	Khmu	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kri	1,000	1,000	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kuan	900	900	●	Kuan	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kui	46,000	497,000	●	Kuay	1 ●	Buddhism	1.00 %	0.90 %	1
Kui Lung	4,700	4,700	●	Lahu	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.00 %	9.00 %	-1 -
Lahu Aga	8,900	8,900	●	Lahu	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.50 %	7.90 %	-1 -
Lahu Phu	3,600	579,000		Lahu	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.00 %	11.00 %	-1 -
Lahu Shi	3,500	213,000	●	Lahu Shi	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Lamet	22,000	22,000	●	Rmeet	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Lanten	6,300	6,300	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lao	3,252,000	3,569,000	●	Lao	1 ●	Buddhism	3.50 %	2.00 %	65
Lao Phuan	141,000	350,000	●	Phuan	1 ●	Buddhism	1.00 %	0.80 %	3
Laopang	13,000	13,000	●	Laopang	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.00 %	11.00 %	-1 -
Laoseng	11,000	11,000	●	Tareng	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Laven	55,000	90,000	●	Laven	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lawi	1,200	1,200	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mal	35,000	40,000	●	Mal	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.00 %	1.80 %	1
Maleng	600	1,800	●	Maleng	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mlabri	600	700	●	Mlabri	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ngae	16,000	16,000	●	Kriang	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.00 %	3.50 %	-1 -
Nguan	19,000	19,000	●	Khmu	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.85 %	1
Nguon	800	3,100	●	Nguon	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nung	1,400	1,086,000		Nung	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.70 %	0.60 %	1
Nyahon	8,800	8,800	●	Nyaheun	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nyaw	17,000	97,000		Nyaw	1 ●	Buddhism	0.50 %	0.40 %	1
O-Du	600	1,000	●	O'du	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oy	23,000	23,000	●	Oy	1 ●	Buddhism	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Pacoh	22,000	41,000	●	Pacoh	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pala	5,400	5,400	●	Akha	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Phana	500	5,700	●	Phana'	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Phu Thai	214,000	1,002,000	●	Phu Thai	1 ●	Buddhism	0.50 %	0.40 %	4
Phunoi	38,000	38,000	●	Phunoi	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pong	30,000	30,000	●	Phong-Kniang	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pouhoy	300	300	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Poumong	1,200	1,200	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Poussang	2,600	2,600	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Prai	28,000	48,000	●	Prai	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.00 %	0.70 %	1
Puoc	9,700	37,000		Puoc	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Saek	3,800	24,000	●	Saek	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Samtao	3,300	15,000		Samtao	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sapuan	5,200	5,200	●	Sapuan	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sedang	900	125,000		Sedang	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sila	3,100	3,900	●	Sila	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
So	160,000	232,000	●	So	1 ●	Buddhism	1.40 %	1.00 %	3
So Tri	11,000	11,000	●	Bru, Eastern	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.10 %	0.05 %	1
Sou	3,100	3,100	●	Sou	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ta Oi, Lower	21,000	21,000	●	Ta'oih, Lower	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.10 %	0.10 %	1
Ta Oi, Upper	46,000	68,000	●	Ta'oih, Upper	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.00 %	1.80 %	1
Tahang	400	400	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Daeng	25,000	191,000	●	Tai Daeng	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Dam	26,000	905,000	●	Tai Dam	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.20 %	0.18 %	1
Tai Do	3,500	3,900	●	Tai Yo	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Doi	300	5,300	●	Tai Loi	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Gapong	500	2,700	●	Phu Thai	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai He	3,900	3,900	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Kaleun	3,100	12,000		Thai, Northeastern	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Kao	99,000	459,000	●	Tai Don	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Tai Khang	25,000	67,000	●	Kang	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Khun	800	137,000	●	Khun	1 ●	Buddhism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1
Tai Laan	200	200	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Long	2,000	2,000	●	Tai Long	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Lue	124,000	1,085,000	●	Lu	1 ●	Buddhism	0.10 %	0.10 %	2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	14,000	706,000		Tai Nua	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Pao	1,700	12,000	●	Tai Pao	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Peung	500	500	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Sam	400	400	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Taket	600	600	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Talieng	35,000	35,000	●	Talieng	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.20 %	0.12 %	1
Tamoy	700	700	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tay Khang	200	200	●	Tai Khang	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tay Pong	2,900	2,900	●	Hung	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tayten	400	400	●	Lao	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tchaho	400	400	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thae	10,000	10,000	●	Oy	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thai, Central	137,000	20,637,000		Thai	1 ●	Buddhism	0.60 %	0.30 %	3
Thai, Isan	8,500	18,216,000		Thai, Northeastern	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thai, Northern	36,000	7,332,000	●	Thai, Northern	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tong	14,000	14,000	●	Ong	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.00 %	2.20 %	-1 -
Vietnamese	117,000	84,478,000		Vietnamese	2 ●	Buddhism	9.00 %	1.80 %	-1 -
Yoy	11,000	19,000	●	Yoy	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.50 %	2.10 %	-1 -
Totals: 132	6,895,000				112 ●		3.50 %	2.37 %	188
Unclassified / Other Individuals	66,000
UN Country Population (2018)	6,961,000

Other minor groups: 2

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Mon, Muong	1 ●	300	Muong	Ethnic Religions
Tai Khun	1 ●	300	Khun	Buddhism
Totals: 2

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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State ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Peoples	Population in Unreached	% Population Unreached	Districts
Country:	6,895,000	132	112	84.8 %	5,514,000	80.0 %	0

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	286,412,000	4,153.9 %	96.9 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	2.0 %
Other Backward Caste (OBC)	738,622,000	10,712.4 %	71.2 %	24.0 %	1.4 %	0.3 %	2.6 %	0.6 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	209,251,000	3,034.8 %	93.7 %	0.0 %	1.9 %	2.9 %	1.4 %	0.2 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	113,546,000	1,646.8 %	81.8 %	1.5 %	9.3 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	6,895,000

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Aheu	thm	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Akeu	aeu	1	1	3 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Akha	ahk	2	2	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Alak	alk	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Bit	bgk	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Bo	bgl	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	1	-1	-1	-1
Bouyei	pcc	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bru, Eastern	bru	3	3	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Burmese	mya	1	1	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Cham, Western	cja	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chepya	ycp	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese, Yue	yue	1	0	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Chut	scb	3	3	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Con	cno	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Halang	hal	1	1	3 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Halang Doan	hld	1	0	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hani	hni	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Hmong Daw	mww	1	0	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Hmong Njua	hnj	1	1	4 Complete Bible	1	1	-1	1	-1
Hung	hnu	3	2	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Ir	irr	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Iu Mien	ium	1	0	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Jeh	jeh	1	0	3 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Kaduo	ktp	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kang	kyp	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Katang, Northern	ncq	1	1	3 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Katang, Southern	sct	1	1	3 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Katu, Western	kuf	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khlor	llo	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khmer	khm	1	1	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Khmu	kjg	8	5	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Khua	xhv	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khuen	khf	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khun	kkh	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kim Mun	mji	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kiorr	xko	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kriang	ngt	1	0	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kuan	uan	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kuay	kdt	1	1	4 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Lahu	lhu	3	0	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Lahu Shi	lhi	1	0	3 New Testament	1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lao	lao	2	2	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Laopang	lbg	1	0	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Laos Sign Language	lso	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Lave	brb	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Laven	lbo	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lu	khb	1	1	3 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Mal	mlf	1	1	3 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Maleng	pkt	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	cqd	1	1	4 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mlabri	mra	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nguon	nuo	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nisu, Eastern	nos	1	1	3 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nung	nut	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Nyaheun	nev	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nyaw	nyw	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
O'du	tyh	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Ong	oog	1	0	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Oy	oyb	3	3	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Pacoh	pac	2	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phana'	phq	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phong-Kniang	pnx	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Phu Thai	pht	2	2	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phuan	phu	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Phunoi	pho	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Prai	prt	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Puoc	puo	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Rmeet	lbn	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Saek	skb	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Samtao	stu	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Sapuan	spu	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sedang	sed	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sila	slt	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
So	sss	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sou	sqq	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ta'oih, Lower	tto	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ta'oih, Upper	tth	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Daeng	tyr	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Dam	blt	1	1	3 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Tai Don	twh	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Khang	tnu	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Loi	tlq	1	1	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Long	thi	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Nua	tdd	1	1	2 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Pao	tpo	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Yo	tyj	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Talieng	tdf	2	2	1 None, Definite Need None	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tareng	tgr	1	1	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Thai	tha	1	1	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Thai, Northeastern	tts	2	2	3 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Thai, Northern	nod	1	1	3 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Unknown	xxx	15	15	Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Vietnamese	vie	1	0	4 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Yoy	yoy	1	0	0 Trans Need ? Need ?	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Totals:	95	132	112		16	17	24	64	6

RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	60.2 %
Christianity (Evangelical 2.4 %)	3.5 %
Ethnic Religions	32.0 %
Hinduism	0.0 %
Islam	0.0 %
Non-Religious	4.2 %
Other / Small Religions	0.1 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	10.2 %
Orthodox	0.1 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	67.2 %
Roman Catholic	20.4 %

Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Laos. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Laos
Christian ministry in Laos
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Laos Statistics
People Groups	132
Unreached People Groups	112 (84.8%)
Population	6,895,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.7%
Population in Unreached	5,514,000 (80.0%)
Pioneer Workers Needed *	188
Primary Religion	Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent	3.5%
Percent Evangelical	2.4%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	6.8%
Country Progress Level	4 ●
Urbanization	40%
Continent	Asia
Region	Southeast Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	LA
Official Language(s)	Lao
Literacy Rate	73%
Estimated Illiterate Population	1,862,000
Persecution Ranking	20 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

Laos Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection

Laos Prayer Cards
	Laos prayer cards. All Unreached

Laos Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
World Factbook
Ethnologue Language Listing
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report

Laos Videos
More great prayer resources at Prayercast

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group. Some workers may already be onsite. The country estimate is a summation of the unreached people group estimates. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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