This article describes the demographic aspects of Laos.
Total fertility rate (TFR) and Crude birth rate (CBR):
Total fertility rate and other related statistics by province, as of 2011âÂÂ2012:
Source: UN World Population Prospects
Some specialists are in agreement as to the ethnolinguistic classification of the ethnic groups of Laos. For the purposes of the 1995 census, the government of Laos recognised 149 ethnic groups within 47 main ethnicities. whereas the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) revised the list to include 49 ethnicities consisting of over 160 ethnic groups.
The term ethnic minorities is used by some to classify the non-Lao ethnic groups, while the term indigenous peoples is not used by the LPDR. These 160 ethnic groups speak a total of 82 living languages.
Lao 53.2%, Khmu 11%, Hmong 9.2%, and other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26.6% (2015 census).