Laos

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Official Name
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Population Full

7,169,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Lao
Literacy Rate
85% (2015 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2009), ICCPR (2009), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bradley 2007a, Edmondson and Solnit 1997, Lebar et al 1964, Matisoff et al 1996, Thomas and Headley 1970, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Deaf Population
19,200
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Laos is 87. All are living languages. Of these, 73 are indigenous and 14 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 11 are developing, 44 are vigorous, 26 are in trouble, and 5 are dying. Also listed are 5 unestablished languages.