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![]() ![]() Laos People - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/laos/laos_people.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population: 3,935,786 (July 1989), growth rate 2.2% (1989) Birth rate: 38 births/1,000 population (1989) Death rate: 16 deaths/1,000 population (1989) Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1989) Infant mortality rate: 128 deaths/1,000 live births (July 1989) Life expectancy at birth: 48 years male, 51 years female (July 1989) Total fertility rate: 5.2 children born/woman (1989) Nationality: noun--Lao (sing., Lao or Laotian); adjective--Lao or Laotian Ethnic divisions: 50% Lao, 15% Phoutheung (Kha), 20% tribal Thai, 15% Meo, Hmong, Yao, and other Religion: 85% Buddhist, 15% animist and other Language: Lao (official), French, and English Literacy: 85% Labor force: 1-1.5 million; 85-90% in agriculture (est.) Organized labor: Lao Federation of Trade Unions is subordinate to the
Communist party
NOTE: The information regarding Laos on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Laos People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Laos People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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