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Religions Laos, in 36 editions.
The entry for Laos published Religions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Religions in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Religion” (1990 to 1991) and “Religions” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Religion”
85% Buddhist, 15% animist and other
85% Buddhist, 15% animist and other
Published as “Religion”
Buddhist 85%, animist and other 15%
85% Buddhist, 15% Buddhist 85%, animist and other 15%
The same text in 3 editions, 1992 to 1994.
Buddhist 85%, animist and other 15%
Buddhist 85%, animist and other 15%
The same text in 5 editions, 1995 to 1999.
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
Buddhist 85%, 60%, animist and other 15% 40%
Buddhist 60% (in October 1999, the regime proposed a constitutional amendment making Buddhism the state religion; the National Assembly is expected to vote on the amendment sometime in 2000), animist and other 40%
Rewritten: too little of the 1999 text remains to mark the changes.
Buddhist 60% (in October 1999, the regime proposed a constitutional amendment making Buddhism the state religion; the National Assembly is expected to vote on the amendment sometime in 2000), animist and other 40%
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
Rewritten: too little of the 2000 text remains to mark the changes.
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
The same text in 5 editions, 2002 to 2006.
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
Buddhist 60%, 65%, animist and other 40% (including various 32.9%, Christian denominations 1.5%) 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.8% (1995 census)
The same text in 7 editions, 2008 to 2014.
Buddhist 65%, animist 32.9%, 67%, Christian 1.3%, 1.5%, other and unspecified 0.8% (1995 31.5% (2005 census)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
Buddhist 67%, 66.8%, Christian 1.5%, other and 31%, unspecified 31.5% 0.7% (2005 census) est.)
The same text in 9 editions, 2017 to 2025.
Buddhist 66.8%, 64.7%, Christian 1.5%, other 31%, unspecified 0.7% (2005 1.7%, none 31.4%, other/not stated 2.1% (2015 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Laos: Religions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/laos/religions.