| Population: |
5,635,967 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
42.75% (male 1,212,577; female 1,196,795)
15-64 years:
53.94% (male 1,494,927; female 1,544,851)
65 years and over:
3.31% (male 85,632; female 101,185) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.48% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
37.84 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
13.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
92.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
53.48 years
male:
51.58 years
female:
55.44 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.05% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
1,400 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
130 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Lao(s) or Laotian(s)
adjective:
Lao or Laotian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Lao Loum (lowland) 68%, Lao Theung (upland) 22%, Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong ("Meo") and the Yao (Mien) 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese 1%
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| Religions: |
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
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| Languages: |
Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
57%
male:
70%
female:
44% (1999 est.)
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