Country: Myanmar (Burma)

Number of People Groups

149

People Groups Unreached

52 (34.9%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

54,370,000

Population in Unreached

45,303,000 (83.3%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

8.35%

% Evangelical

4.94%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.5%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Kawa 700 94,000 Wa, Vo Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 0.55 % -
 Kayan, Padaung 145,000 148,000 Kayan (Myanmar) Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 22.00 % -
 Khamti, Khamti Shan 8,900 30,000 Khamti Buddhism 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Konyak 2,200 285,000 Naga, Konyak Christianity 83.00 % 45.00 % -
 Kuki Chin 33,000 329,000 Chin, Thado Christianity 70.00 % 35.00 % -
 Lahu 224,000 589,000 Lahu Christianity 80.00 % 43.00 % -
 Lahu Shi 65,000 215,000 Lahu Shi Buddhism 10.00 % 5.00 % -
 Lao 25,000 3,958,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 0.90 % 1
 Lashi, Letsi 34,000 37,000 Lacid Christianity 90.00 % 65.00 % -
 Lisu 344,000 1,314,000 Lisu Christianity 85.00 % 52.00 % -
 Lisu, Black 5,000 5,000 Lisu Christianity 55.00 % 40.00 % -
 Malay 27,000 18,383,000 Malay Islam 0.03 % 0.02 % 1
 Malayali 23,000 1,627,000 Malayalam Hinduism 34.00 % 7.00 % -
 Manipuri, Ponna 12,000 1,455,000 Meitei Hinduism 1.70 % 1.50 % 1
 Maru, Lhaovo 122,000 154,000 Lhao Vo Ethnic Religions 9.00 % 7.00 % -
 Matu, Nga La 34,000 34,000 Chin, Matu Christianity 80.00 % 44.00 % -
 Mizo 19,000 189,000 Mizo Christianity 90.00 % 45.00 % -
 Mok 4,000 4,700 Mok Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Moken, Salon 4,600 6,800 Moken Ethnic Religions 9.00 % 8.00 % -
 Mon 1,146,000 1,270,000 Mon Buddhism 0.90 % 0.82 % 23
 Mro-Khimi 202,000 202,000 Mro-Khimi Buddhism 7.40 % 5.00 % -
 Mru 25,000 98,000 Mru Buddhism 4.01 % 0.40 % 1
Muak Sa-aak 4,500 5,500 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism 10.00 % 10.00 % -
Naga Akyaung Ari 1,200 1,200 Naga, Akyaung Ari Christianity 95.00 % 55.00 % -
Naga Chen-Kayu 10,000 10,000 Naga, Chen-Kayu Christianity 95.00 % 55.00 % -
  Totals:  149 54,370,000         52 8.35 % 4.94 % 926 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 208,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 54,578,000                
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State Estimated
Population
Ayeyarwady 6,532,000
Bago 5,140,000
Chin 506,000
Kachin 1,784,000
Kayah 303,000
Kayin 1,662,000
Magway 4,137,000
Mandalay 6,512,000
Mon 2,169,000
Naypyitaw 1,225,000
Rakhine 3,368,000
Sagaing 5,623,000
Shan 6,150,000
Tanintharyi 1,487,000
Yangon 7,773,000
States:  15 54,371,000
UN Country Population 54,578,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Achang acn 1 0 Complete Bible
Akeu aeu 1 0 New Testament
Akha ahk 1 0 Complete Bible
Anong nun 1 0 Complete Bible
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Blang blr 1 1 New Testament
Burmese mya 5 5 Complete Bible
Chak ckh 1 1 Translation Started
Chakma ccp 1 1 Complete Bible
Chin, Anu-Khongso anl 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Asho csh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Bawm bgr 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Bualkhaw cbl 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Daai dao 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Eastern Khumi cek 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Ekai cey 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Falam cfm 2 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Hakha cnh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Kaang ckn 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Khumi cnk 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Laitu clj 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Lautu clt 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Matu hlt 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Muun mwq 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Ngawn cnw 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Paite pck 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Rawngtu weu 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Rungtu rtc 1 1 Translation Started
Chin, Senthang sez 1 0 Unspecified
Chin, Siyin csy 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Songlai csj 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Sumtu csv 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Tawr tcp 1 0 Unspecified
Chin, Tedim ctd 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Thado tcz 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Thaiphum cth 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Uppu cnb 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Zotung czt 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Zyphe zyp 1 0 New Testament
Chinese, Hakka hak 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 2 2 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Nan nan 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 1 Complete Bible
Danau dnu 1 1 Unspecified
Danu dnv 1 1 Bible Portions
Drung duu 1 0 Unspecified
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Gangte gnb 1 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hmong Njua hnj 1 1 Complete Bible
Intha int 1 1 Translation Started
Jingpho kac 1 0 Complete Bible
Kadu zkd 1 0 Bible Portions
Kanan zkn 1 0 Translation Started
Karen, Bwe bwe 1 0 Bible Portions
Karen, Geba kvq 1 0 New Testament
Karen, Geko ghk 1 0 Translation Started
Karen, Mobwa jkm 1 0 Translation Started
Karen, Paku jkp 1 0 Translation Started
Karen, Pwo Eastern kjp 1 0 Complete Bible
Karen, Pwo Western pwo 1 0 Complete Bible
Karen, S'gaw ksw 1 0 Complete Bible
Kawyaw kxf 1 0 New Testament
Kayah, Eastern eky 1 0 New Testament
Kayah, Western kyu 1 0 New Testament
Kayan (Myanmar) pdu 1 0 Bible Portions
Kayaw kvl 1 0 Unspecified
Khamti kht 1 1 New Testament
Khun kkh 1 1 Bible Portions
Lacid lsi 1 0 Complete Bible
Lahta kvt 1 0 Translation Started
Lahu lhu 1 0 Complete Bible
Lahu Shi lhi 1 0 New Testament
Lao lao 1 1 Complete Bible
Lhao Vo mhx 1 0 Complete Bible
Lisu lis 2 0 Complete Bible
Lu khb 1 1 New Testament
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Malayalam mal 1 0 Complete Bible
Mara mrh 1 0 Complete Bible
Meitei mni 1 1 Complete Bible
Mizo lus 1 0 Complete Bible
Mok mqt 1 1 Translation Started
Moken mwt 1 0 New Testament
Mon mnw 1 1 Complete Bible
Mro-Khimi cmr 1 0 New Testament
Mru mro 1 1 New Testament
Muak Sa-aak ukk 1 0 Bible Portions
Myanmar Sign Language ysm 1 0 Bible Portions
Naga, Akyaung Ari nqy 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Chen-Kayu nqq 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Jejara pzn 1 0 Unspecified
Naga, Khiamniungan kix 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Kokak nxk 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Konyak nbe 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Lainong lzn 1 0 Bible Portions
Naga, Lao nlq 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Long Phuri lpn 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Makuri jmn 1 0 Unspecified
Naga, Paungnyuan umn 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Ponyo-Gongwang npg 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Tangkhul (Myanmar) ntx 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Tangshang nst 1 0 Complete Bible
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Nusu nuf 1 0 Bible Portions
Odia ory 1 1 Complete Bible
Pa'o blk 1 1 New Testament
Palaung, Ruching pce 1 1 Complete Bible
Palaung, Rumai rbb 1 1 Bible Portions
Palaung, Shwe pll 1 1 Unspecified
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Pyen pyy 1 0 Bible Portions
Rakhine rki 4 4 Bible Portions
Ranglong rnl 1 0 New Testament
Rawang raw 1 0 Complete Bible
Riang Lai yin 1 0 Translation Started
Riang Lang ril 1 1 Bible Portions
Rohingya rhg 1 1 Bible Portions
Samtao stu 1 0 Unspecified
Shan shn 1 1 Complete Bible
Tai Laing tjl 1 1 Translation Started
Tai Loi tlq 1 1 Unspecified
Tai Nua tdd 1 1 Bible Portions
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Taungyo tco 1 1 Translation Started
Tavoyan tvn 1 1 Bible Portions
Telugu tel 1 0 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Tibetan, Khams khg 1 1 New Testament
Vaiphei vap 1 0 Complete Bible
Wa, Parauk prk 2 1 Complete Bible
Wa, Vo wbm 1 0 Complete Bible
Yinbaw kvu 1 0 Unspecified
Yintale kvy 1 1 New Testament
Zaiwa atb 1 0 New Testament
Zayein kxk 1 0 Translation Started
Zo zom 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 138 149 52   76 67 61 111 16
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Myanmar (Burma) Statistics
People Groups 149
Unreached People Groups 52  (34.9%)
Population 54,370,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.9%
Population in Unreached 45,303,000  (83.3%)
Primary Religion Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent 8.3%
Percent Evangelical 4.9%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 926
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 31%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code BM
Official Language(s) Burmese
Literacy Rate 76%
Estimated Illiterate Population 13,049,000
Persecution Ranking 17 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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