People group profile · PG011173
The Lao of Vietnam
The Lao of Vietnam, numbering about 206,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Lao community in Vietnam descended from migrants from Laos that preserves the language, traditions, and cultural heritage of the Lao people.
They are a diaspora people in the Lao people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Lao.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 206,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Lao
- Primary language
- Lao (lao)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lao are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Lao
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Lao · Tai-Kadai family
100% speak Lao
Gospel resources in Lao
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Revised Lao Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lao
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Lao in other countries
The same people is also reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lao | Laos | 3,975,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lao | United States | 236,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lao | Cambodia | 41,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lao | Myanmar | 26,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Lao | France | 19,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lao | Canada | 17,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lao | Argentina | 2,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.