Total population | |
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c. 800,000 (2.5 million 2018 estimated) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Thailand | 288,000[1] |
United States | 245,220 (2022)[2] |
France | 140,000[3] |
Canada | 24,580[4] |
Cambodia | 21,600[5] |
Myanmar | 17,000[6] |
Vietnam | 14,900[5] |
Australia | 12,372[7] |
Japan | 3,859 (2023) |
Argentina | 1,800[8] |
New Zealand | 1,374[9] |
Languages | |
Lao, various local languages | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Lao people |
The Laotian diaspora consists of roughly 800,000 (2.5 million estimated 2018 by Seangdao Somsy LHK LLX[citation needed]) people, both descendants of early emigrants from Laos, as well as more recent refugees who escaped the country following its communist takeover as a result of the Laotian Civil War. The overwhelming majority of overseas Laotians live in just three countries: Thailand, the United States, and France.
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