NationMaster - Lao Religion statistics

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% (1995 census)
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 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; 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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