_#_Birth rate: 37 births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: 15 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: 124 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 49 years male, 52 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 5.0 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Lao (sing., Lao or Laotian); adjective—Lao or Laotian
_#_Ethnic divisions: Lao 50%, Phoutheung (Kha) 15%, tribal Thai 20%, Meo, Hmong, Yao, and other 15%
_#_Religion: Buddhist 85%, animist and other 15%
_#_Language: Lao (official), French, and English