| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 800,000 (2.5 million 2018 estimated) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Thailand | 288,000[1] |
 United States | 265,138 (estimated 2018)[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
- ^ "American FactFinder - Results". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ 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
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