1. Lao Population census 1. Introduction. Laos is a country, land locked with Population 6 million habitants in currently

2. First Population Census was conducted in 1985, there were 3.6 mil. Habitants, • Second in 1995 (4.6 mil. Habitants) • and the last census in 2005( 5.6 mil. Habitants). 2. Methodology for censuses. Actually population census is conducted in 2 methods: De Jure Census and De facto Census. For Laos we use the De Jure method.

3. 3. Demographic method • Vital registration too poor, especially in rural , mountainous and ethnicity areas. • Use indirect method- actuarial method, child ever born of age-specific fertility rate.

4. Questionnaire consist 36 questions.4. Quality management.Supervisers control the enumerators in the knowledge, understanding field , starting from how to organize each level to enumerator area, check questionnaire before compilation, coding system, editing and validating.

5. 5. Post enumeration surveylaos have conducted 3 censuses, but no pes.Reason:- limited financial budget.- no capacity and staff, we have only one staff for population and one for labor so just concentrate on the census.

6. 6. Comparation two censuses 1995 2005 • Population th. 4575 5621 • Urban % 17 27 • Rural % 83 73 • Densty persq.km 19.3 23.7 • Age comp. % 0-14 44 39 15-64 52 57 65+ 4 4

7. Comparation two censuses 1995 2005 • Leteracy 15+ (%) 60 73 • Ellectrifieddw % 25 57 • Safe water % 15 35 • Toillatfacilty % 29 49 • Crude birth rate 41.3 34.7 • Crude death rate 15.1 9.8