Miao / Hmong People Cluster

People Cluster: Miao / Hmong What is a People Cluster?

Population

12,559,000

0.3% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	A-Hmao	452,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	75.0 %	-1 -
	Beidongnuo	500	1	1	100.0 %	500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Emae	700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	46.0 %	-1 -
	Ga Mong	71,000	1	1	100.0 %	71,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Gao	2,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Gao	3,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.5 %	6.8 %	-1 -
	Ge	136,000	1	1	100.0 %	136,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	3
	Gelao	582,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.2 %	2.6 %	-1 -
	Gha-Mu	143,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	50.0 %	-1 -
	Ghao-Xong, Eastern	136,000	1	1	100.0 %	136,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.5 %	1.0 %	3
	Ghao-Xong, Western	1,395,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,395,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.6 %	0.4 %	28
	Hmong Be	1,400	1	1	100.0 %	1,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hmong Bua	96,000	3	1	33.3 %	68,000	70.8 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.9 %	5.8 %	1
	Hmong Daw	2,144,000	7	1	14.3 %	306,000	14.3 %	5 ●	Christianity	32.5 %	11.8 %	6
	Hmong Dlex Nchab	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hmong Do	0 < 100	1	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Hmong Don	0 < 100	1	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Hmong Dou	4,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.0 %	9.5 %	-1 -
	Hmong Leng	326,000	1	1	100.0 %	326,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.2 %	0.2 %	7
	Hmong Njua	783,000	10	4	40.0 %	75,000	9.5 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.6 %	5.4 %	4
	Hmong Shua, Sinicized	356,000	2	1	50.0 %	353,000	99.3 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.6 %	1.9 %	7
	Hmu, Eastern	594,000	1	1	100.0 %	594,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	0.2 %	12
	Hmu, Northern	2,094,000	1	1	100.0 %	2,094,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.3 %	42
	Laba	301,000	1	1	100.0 %	301,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.2 %	6
	Miao, Baishi	17,000	1	1	100.0 %	17,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Miao, Changshu	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.4 %	1.9 %	1
	Miao, Chuan	200,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.5 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Miao, Enshi	680,000	1	1	100.0 %	680,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.1 %	14
	Miao, Guiyang Northern	144,000	1	1	100.0 %	144,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.9 %	3
	Miao, Guiyang Northwestern	10,000	1	1	100.0 %	10,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Miao, Guiyang South Central	5,900	1	1	100.0 %	5,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Miao, Guiyang Southern	48,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Miao, Guiyang Southwestern	120,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Miao, Horned	84,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.2 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Miao, Hua	791,000	2	2	100.0 %	791,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.2 %	0.2 %	17
	Miao, Huishui Central	68,000	1	1	100.0 %	68,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.6 %	1
	Miao, Huishui Eastern	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.3 %	1
	Miao, Huishui Northern	120,000	1	1	100.0 %	120,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.1 %	2
	Miao, Huishui Southwestern	96,000	1	1	100.0 %	96,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Miao, Liupanshui	62,000	1	1	100.0 %	62,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	2.0 %	1
	Miao, Luobohe	103,000	1	1	100.0 %	103,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Miao, Mashan Central	121,000	1	1	100.0 %	121,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.3 %	2
	Miao, Mashan Northern	60,000	1	1	100.0 %	60,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Miao, Mashan Southern	17,000	1	1	100.0 %	17,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Miao, Mashan Western	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Mjuniang	56,000	1	1	100.0 %	56,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Na-Meo	1,400	1	1	100.0 %	1,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Phula	20,000	2	2	100.0 %	20,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Qanu	15,000	1	1	100.0 %	15,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Sanqiao	6,900	1	1	100.0 %	6,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Xi	1,800	1	1	100.0 %	1,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
Totals:	51 Peoples (across countries)	12,559,000	71	43	60.6 %	8,343,000	66.4 %	●	Ethnic Religions	11.3%	6.2%	182

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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