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Southeast Asia > Laos > Religion

LAO RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists 91.8 % [10th of 63]
Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > Buddhist total 5,707,335 [16th of 63]
Catholic > Diocesan priests 13 [119th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 4 [92nd of 150]
Catholic > Parishes 123 [85th of 149]
Catholic > Total Priests 13 [130th of 149]
Catholics 35,000 [118th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 0.6 [123rd of 150]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 1% [125th of 168]
Islam > Population 62,171 [119th of 165]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 35,000 [132nd of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 0.56 % [138th of 163]
Religions
Buddhist 65%, animist 32.9%, Christian 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.8%
Religions > All
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 0.6 % [140th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 37,302 [135th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 407 [170th of 232]
Southeast Asia > Religions
Theravada Buddhism (60%), Animism and others (40%)

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country ; Catholic Hierarchy.org; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004; Wikipedia: Southeast Asia

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, lao people’s democratic republic, lao people's dem rep., lao people's dem. rep., lao people's dem., Lao PDR, Lao People's Dem. Rep.

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