Laos

Country: Laos

Number of People Groups

125

People Groups Unreached

96 (76.8%)

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

7,304,000

Population in Unreached

5,530,000 (75.7%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (60.2%)

% Christian Adherent

3.75%

% Evangelical

2.54%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

6.8%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Aheu Luang	600	2,200	●	Aheu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	7.00 %	5.44 %	-1 -
Akeu	3,200	16,000		Akeu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.72 %	0.72 %	1
Akha	117,000	682,000	●	Akha	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	2
Alak	26,000	26,000	●	Alak	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.10 %	1.06 %	1
Alu	7,300	15,000		Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arem	800	900	●	Arem	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.52 %	1
Bit	2,500	3,400	●	Bit	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.40 %	1.38 %	1
Bo	4,200	4,200	●	Bo	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	5.00 %	4.40 %	-1 -
Brao	27,000	39,000	●	Lave	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.76 %	1
Bru, Eastern	23,000	116,000	●	Bru, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.50 %	1
Bru, Western	87,000	111,000	●	Bru, Western	Buddhism	4 ●	12.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Burmese	5,100	32,284,000		Burmese	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Cham, Western	600	326,000		Cham, Western	Islam	1 ●	0.31 %	0.31 %	1
Chatong	800	800	●	Ta'oih, Lower	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chepya	2,500	2,500	●	Chepya	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chut-May	400	8,000	●	Chut	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.44 %	1
Chut-Ruc	200	200	●	Chut	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chut-Sach	200	200	●	Chut	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.60 %	2.60 %	-1 -
Con	2,300	2,300	●	Con	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	74,000	48,207,000	●	Laos Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	3.38 %	-1	1
Giay	7,400	75,000		Bouyei	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Halang	6,300	23,000	●	Halang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.76 %	0.76 %	1
Halang Doan	3,200	6,800	●	Halang Doan	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Cantonese	19,000	79,910,000		Chinese, Yue	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	67,000	885,341,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Hani	800	795,000		Hani	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hmong Bua	1,900	96,000	●	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	1
Hmong Daw	401,000	2,108,000	●	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Hmong Njua	217,000	767,000	●	Hmong Njua	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Hung	3,800	4,700	●	Hung	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	3.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Ir	6,200	6,200	●	Ir	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Iu Mien	34,000	1,692,000	●	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	8.00 %	7.90 %	-1 -
Jeh	12,000	76,000	●	Jeh	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	11.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Jeng	9,000	9,000	●	Oy	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	1
Kado	5,100	205,000	●	Kaduo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	1
Kanay	900	900	●	Pacoh	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	9.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -
Kasseng	1,700	1,700	●	Talieng	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	6.00 %	3.84 %	-1 -
Katang, Northern	69,000	69,000	●	Katang, Northern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.08 %	0.08 %	1
Katang, Southern	42,000	42,000	●	Katang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.08 %	0.08 %	1
Katu, Western	29,000	29,000	●	Katu, Western	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Khlor	9,000	9,000	●	Kriang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	1
Khmer	7,400	16,104,000		Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.60 %	1
Khmu	735,000	858,000	●	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	9.00 %	-1 -
Khua	4,600	10,000	●	Khua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	1
Khuen	13,000	18,000	●	Khuen	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.06 %	0.06 %	1
Kim Mun	7,100	559,000		Kim Mun	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Kiorr	4,800	4,800	●	Kiorr	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	1
Kongsat	100	100	●	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kri	1,100	1,100	●	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.63 %	0.63 %	1
Kuan	900	900	●	Kuan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.76 %	0.76 %	1
Kui	48,000	505,000	●	Kuay	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	1
Kui Lung	5,000	5,000	●	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	9.00 %	-1 -
Lahu Aga	9,500	9,500	●	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	8.50 %	7.90 %	-1 -
Lahu Phu	3,900	592,000		Lahu	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	15.00 %	11.00 %	-1 -
Lahu Shi	3,700	217,000	●	Lahu Shi	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Lamet	23,000	23,000	●	Rmeet	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Lao	3,446,000	3,833,000	●	Lao	Buddhism	1 ●	3.50 %	2.00 %	69
Lao Phuan	149,000	360,000	●	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	3
Laopang	13,000	13,000	●	Laopang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.11 %	1
Laoseng	11,000	11,000	●	Tareng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	1
Laven	59,000	95,000	●	Laven	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lawi	1,300	1,300	●	Lavi	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	3.33 %	-1 -
Mal	37,000	42,000	●	Mal	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.80 %	1
Maleng	600	1,800	●	Maleng	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Mlabri	-1 Unknown	500	●	Mlabri	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ngae	9,000	9,000	●	Kriang	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	3.50 %	-1 -
Nguan	21,000	21,000	●	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.85 %	1
Nguon	800	3,100	●	Nguon	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.40 %	2.36 %	-1 -
Nung	1,500	1,095,000		Nung	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.70 %	0.60 %	1
Nyahon	9,300	9,300	●	Nyaheun	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.75 %	0.75 %	1
Nyaw	18,000	99,000		Nyaw	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	1
O-Du	600	1,000	●	O'du	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oy	24,000	24,000	●	Oy	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Pacoh	23,000	42,000	●	Pacoh	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pala	5,800	5,800	●	Akha	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Phana	600	5,900	●	Phana'	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Phu Thai	226,000	1,026,000	●	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.04 %	5
Phunoi	41,000	41,000	●	Phunoi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pong	32,000	32,000	●	Phong-Kniang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.02 %	1
Pouhoy	300	300	●	Oy	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Poumong	1,500	1,500	●	Phunoi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Poussang	2,800	2,800	●	Phunoi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.69 %	0.69 %	1
Prai	30,000	51,000	●	Prai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	1
Puoc	10,000	44,000		Puoc	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.05 %	0.05 %	1
Saek	4,000	25,000	●	Saek	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.03 %	0.03 %	1
Samtao	3,500	15,000		Samtao	Buddhism	1 ●	0.17 %	0.17 %	1
Sapuan	5,500	5,500	●	Sapuan	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sedang	900	127,000		Sedang	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	15.00 %	-1 -
Sila	3,300	4,200	●	Sila	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	1
So	87,000	160,000	●	So	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	1.00 %	2
So Tri	11,000	11,000	●	Bru, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.05 %	1
Sou	3,300	3,300	●	Sou	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	7.00 %	5.50 %	-1 -
Ta Oi, Lower	22,000	22,000	●	Ta'oih, Lower	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.10 %	1
Ta Oi, Upper	49,000	102,000	●	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.80 %	1
Tahang	400	400	●	Talieng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Daeng	26,000	195,000	●	Tai Daeng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Dam	28,000	922,000	●	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.18 %	1
Tai Do	3,700	4,100	●	Tai Yo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Doi	300	5,400	●	Tai Loi	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Gapong	500	2,700	●	Phu Thai	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai He	4,100	4,100	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.05 %	0.05 %	1
Tai Kaleun	3,300	12,000		Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	4 ●	7.00 %	5.41 %	-1 -
Tai Kao	105,000	470,000	●	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Tai Khang	26,000	69,000	●	Kang	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Khun	800	139,000	●	Khun	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	1
Tai Laan	700	700	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.74 %	1
Tai Long	2,100	2,100	●	Tai Long	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Lue	131,000	1,110,000	●	Lu	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.10 %	3
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	15,000	723,000		Tai Nua	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Pao	1,800	12,000	●	Tai Pao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Peung	500	500	●	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Sam	400	400	●	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Taket	700	700	●	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Talieng	37,000	37,000	●	Talieng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.12 %	1
Tamoy	700	700	●	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tay Khang	200	200	●	Tai Khang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tayten	400	400	●	Lao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tchaho	400	400	●	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thae	11,000	11,000	●	Oy	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thai	145,000	23,632,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.30 %	3
Thai, Isan	9,000	18,619,000		Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thai, Northern	38,000	7,615,000	●	Thai, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tong	15,000	15,000	●	Ong	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	3.00 %	2.20 %	-1 -
Vietnamese	124,000	85,922,000		Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	-1 -
Yoy	12,000	20,000	●	Yoy	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.19 %	1
Totals: 125	7,304,000					96 ●	3.75 %	2.54 %	177
Unclassified / Other Individuals	75,000
UN Country Population (2021)	7,379,000

Other minor groups: 3

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Lanten	1 ●	6,600	Language unknown
Mon, Muong	1 ●	300	Muong	Ethnic Religions
Tai Khun	1 ●	300	Khun	Buddhism
Totals: 3

For more information see the Joshua Project Small 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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Province ▲	Estimated Population
Attapu	154,000
Bokeo	197,000
Bolikhamxai	301,000
Champasak	762,000
Houaphan	317,000
Khammouan	430,000
Louang Namtha	193,000
Louangphrabang	474,000
Oudômxai	338,000
Phôngsali	195,000
Saravan	436,000
Savannakhét	1,065,000
Vientiane	460,000
Vientiane [prefecture]	902,000
Xaignabouri	418,000
Xaisômboun	93,000
Xékong	124,000
Xiangkhoang	269,000
Provinces: 18	7,128,000
UN Country Population	7,379,000

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	289,990,000	3,970.3 %	97.3 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	774,293,000	10,600.9 %	70.2 %	24.9 %	1.7 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	207,376,000	2,839.2 %	93.5 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	3.4 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	115,473,000	1,581.0 %	81.9 %	1.5 %	9.1 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	7,304,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

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A History of South Asia People Group Lists

Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples?

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	# Unreached w/ this Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Aheu	thm	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Akeu	aeu	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Akha	ahk	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Alak	alk	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Arem	aem	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Bit	bgk	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Bo	bgl	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	1	-1	-1	-1
Bouyei	pcc	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bru, Eastern	bru	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Bru, Western	brv	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Burmese	mya	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Cham, Western	cja	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chepya	ycp	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese, Yue	yue	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Chut	scb	3	2	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Con	cno	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Halang	hal	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Halang Doan	hld	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hani	hni	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Hmong Daw	mww	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Hmong Njua	hnj	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	-1	1	-1
Hung	hnu	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Ir	irr	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Iu Mien	ium	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Jeh	jeh	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Kaduo	ktp	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kang	kyp	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Katang, Northern	ncq	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Katang, Southern	sct	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Katu, Western	kuf	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khmer	khm	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Khmu	kjg	4	3	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Khua	xhv	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khuen	khf	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khun	kkh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kim Mun	mji	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kiorr	xko	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kriang	ngt	2	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kuan	uan	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kuay	kdt	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Lahu	lhu	3	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Lahu Shi	lhi	1	0	4 New Testament	1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lao	lao	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Laopang	lbg	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Laos Sign Language	lso	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Lave	brb	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Laven	lbo	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lavi	lvi	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Lu	khb	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Mal	mlf	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Maleng	pkt	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	cqd	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mlabri	mra	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nguon	nuo	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nisu, Eastern	nos	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nung	nut	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Nyaheun	nev	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nyaw	nyw	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
O'du	tyh	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Ong	oog	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Oy	oyb	4	4	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Pacoh	pac	2	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phana'	phq	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phong-Kniang	pnx	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Phu Thai	pht	2	2	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phuan	phu	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Phunoi	pho	3	3	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Prai	prt	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Puoc	puo	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Rmeet	lbn	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Saek	skb	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Samtao	stu	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Sapuan	spu	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sedang	sed	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sila	slt	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
So	sss	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sou	sqq	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ta'oih, Lower	tto	2	2	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ta'oih, Upper	tth	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Daeng	tyr	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Dam	blt	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Tai Don	twh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Khang	tnu	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Loi	tlq	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Long	thi	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Nua	tdd	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Pao	tpo	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Yo	tyj	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Talieng	tdf	3	2	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tareng	tgr	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Thai	tha	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Thai, Northeastern	tts	2	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Thai, Northern	nod	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Unknown	xxx	7	7	Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Vietnamese	vie	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Yoy	yoy	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Totals:	97	125	96		16	19	24	67	6

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	60.2 %
Christianity (Evangelical 2.5 %)	3.8 %
Ethnic Religions	31.7 %
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	9.6 %
Orthodox	0.3 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	64.4 %
Roman Catholic	19.7 %

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	125
Unreached People Groups	96 (76.8%)
Population	7,304,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.7%
Population in Unreached	5,530,000 (75.7%)
Primary Religion	Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent	3.8%
Percent Evangelical	2.5%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	6.8%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	177
Country Progress Level	4 ●
Urbanization	35%
Continent	Asia
Region	Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	LA
Official Language(s)	Lao
Literacy Rate	73%
Estimated Illiterate Population	1,972,000
Persecution Ranking	22 (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
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Laos Links
Operation World
Stratus Earth Index
Prosperity Index
Social Progress Index
World Factbook
Religious Freedom Report
UN Human Development Report
Ethnologue Language Listing

Laos Videos
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