| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
 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.
- ^ Lao of Thailand
- ^ "ASIAN ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER RACES, AND WITH ONE OR MORE ASIAN CATEGORIES FOR SELECTED GROUPS". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Présentation du Laos
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Ethnologuewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hattaway, Paul, ed. (2004). "Lao". Peoples of the Buddhist World. William Carey Library. p. 149.
- ^ "The Laos-born Community: Historical Background (2011 census)". Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Lao | Joshua Project".
- ^ Laotians in New Zealand