How many people speak Lao and Thai?

Lao vs Thai Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Lao and Thai, you will get to compare Lao vs Thai speaking population. How many people speak Lao and Thai gives you the number of people speaking Lao and Thai in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Lao language is 25.00 million and number of people speaking Thai language is 60.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Lao is 0.22 % and speaking population of Thai is 0.85 %. For more detailed difference check out Lao vs Thai.

Lao native speakers vs Thai native speakers

How many people speak Lao and Thai languages tells about Lao native speakers vs Thai native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 25.00 million people speak Lao as native language while 20.00 million people speak Thai as native language. You can also go to Lao vs Thai Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Lao and Thai language. In some regions, Lao and Thai languages are used as second language. There are 3.00 million speakers who use Lao as second language and 40.00 million speakers who use Thai as second language.

Native Names of Lao and Thai

Native names are used in the Lao and Thai Speaking Countries. Both Lao and Thai languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Lao and Thai you will get to know the native names of Lao and Thai languages. The native name of Lao is ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo) and native name of Thai is ภาษาไทย. The alternative names of Lao and Thai languages are as follows:

• Lao alternative names are: Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
• Thai alternative names are: Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang

The French name of Lao is lao whereas German name of Lao is Laotisch. The German name of Thai is Thailändisch whereas French name of Thai is lao.