Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 1,191,608; female 1,173,144)
15-64 years:
54% (male 1,447,788; female 1,500,016)
65 years and over:
3% (male 85,028; female 99,875) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.5% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 38.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 13.35 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 94.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
53.09 years
male:
51.22 years
female:
55.02 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.21 children born/woman (2000 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 ("Meo") and the Yao (Mien) 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese? 1%
Religions: Buddhist 60% (in October 1999, the regime proposed a constitutional amendment making Buddhism the state religion; the National Assembly is expected to vote on the amendment sometime in 2000), animist and other 40%
Languages: Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
57%
male:
70%
female:
44% (1999 est.)
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