compatriots.net finds 1,806 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Laos, from 96 countries of origin; 311 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from France, United States, China.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| France | 298 |
| United States | 243 |
| China | 191 |
| United Kingdom | 146 |
| Thailand | 127 |
| Australia | 124 |
| Vietnam | 78 |
| Cambodia | 63 |
| Germany | 55 |
| India | 55 |
| Japan | 48 |
| Philippines | 47 |
| Other | 532 |
Industry is not available for this register.
Abroad, 1,479 people from Laos are documented in 83 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| Thailand | 506 |
| United States | 289 |
| Australia | 225 |
| United Kingdom | 216 |
| France | 93 |
| Switzerland | 51 |
| Germany | 37 |
| Canada | 35 |
| Netherlands | 31 |
| Cambodia | 31 |
| Italy | 30 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 28 |
| Other | 393 |
Laos's company register lists 123,717 officer rows, 2 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.00; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.