Vietnam

Country: Vietnam

Number of People Groups

118

People Groups Unreached

67 (56.8%)

Progress Level

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%

Total
Population

96,380,000

Population in Unreached

8,612,000 (8.9%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (51.6%)

% Christian Adherent

10.1%

% Evangelical

2.39%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.6%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Akha	22,000	674,000		Akha	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	1
Alu	3,800	15,000		Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.00 %	1
Arem	100	900	●	Vietnamese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bahnar	195,000	195,000	●	Bahnar	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	14.00 %	10.38 %	-1 -
Bih	500	500	●	Rade	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	1
Brao	400	37,000	●	Lave	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	13.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
British	4,300	53,604,000		English	Christianity	4 ●	61.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Bru, Eastern	67,000	114,000	●	Bru, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	9.52 %	-1 -
Cao Lan, San Chay	189,000	240,000	●	Cao Lan	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	6.36 %	-1 -
Cham, Eastern	86,000	87,000	●	Cham, Eastern	Hinduism	1 ●	5.00 %	1.10 %	2
Cham, Western	31,000	303,000		Cham, Western	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.00 %	1
Choro	30,000	30,000	●	Chrau	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	45.00 %	34.80 %	-1 -
Churu	22,000	22,000	●	Chru	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	35.00 %	27.71 %	-1 -
Chut	6,700	7,100	●	Chut	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.00 %	1
Co	13,000	13,000	●	Cua	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	3.23 %	-1 -
Coong	2,400	2,400	●	Coong	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	723,000	46,968,000	●	Hanoi Sign Language	Buddhism	2 ●	9.43 %	-1	-1 -
E-de, Rade	366,000	369,000	●	Rade	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	49.00 %	-1 -
En	200	200	●	En	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	1
Eurasian	474,000	1,727,000		French	Christianity	3 ●	59.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
French	5,700	50,163,000		French	Christianity	3 ●	63.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Gelao, Green	1,900	1,900	●	Gelao, Green	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gelao, Red	200	200	●	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gelao, White	200	200	●	Duoluo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Giay	64,000	71,000	●	Bouyei	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.02 %	1
Halang	16,000	22,000	●	Halang	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	6.62 %	-1 -
Halang Doan	3,500	6,600	●	Halang Doan	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	2.90 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Cantonese	1,064,000	79,348,000		Chinese, Yue	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.85 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, general	862,000	15,618,000		Vietnamese	Non-Religious	4 ●	7.00 %	5.70 %	-1 -
Hani	24,000	788,000	●	Hani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.01 %	1
Haroi	44,000	44,000	●	Haroi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.11 %	1
Hmong Bua	25,000	95,000		Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Hmong Daw	1,144,000	2,070,000	●	Hmong Daw	Christianity	5 ●	51.00 %	35.00 %	-1 -
Hmong Do	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Hmong Do	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	5.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Hmong Don	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Hmong Don	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Hmong Njua	160,000	757,000		Hmong Njua	Christianity	5 ●	50.00 %	33.00 %	-1 -
Hmong Shua, Sinicized	2,400	357,000	●	Sinicized Miao	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Hre	140,000	140,000	●	Hre	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	5.91 %	-1 -
Hung	900	4,600	●	Hung	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	1
Indonesian	4,400	9,863,000		Indonesian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	1
Iu Mien	272,000	1,676,000	●	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	8.00 %	3.09 %	-1 -
Japanese	9,500	124,370,000		Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	1
Jarai	455,000	480,000	●	Jarai	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	30.00 %	26.33 %	-1 -
Jeh	18,000	30,000	●	Jeh	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	45.00 %	38.06 %	-1 -
Katu, Eastern	62,000	62,000	●	Katu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.85 %	1
Katua	4,300	4,300	●	Katua	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Kayong	27,000	27,000	●	Kayong	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	25.00 %	0.50 %	-1 -
Khang	15,000	15,000	●	Khang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.04 %	1
Khao	18,000	18,000	●	Khao	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	5.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Khmer	1,302,000	16,278,000		Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.87 %	26
Khmu	85,000	826,000	●	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.16 %	2
Khua	5,300	9,700	●	Khua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kim Mun	210,000	554,000	●	Kim Mun	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	4
Koho	186,000	186,000	●	Koho	Christianity	5 ●	75.00 %	39.58 %	-1 -
Korean	84,000	80,716,000		Korean	Non-Religious	5 ●	27.00 %	13.00 %	-1 -
Kucong	7,900	52,000	●	Kucong	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.24 %	1
Lachi	8,900	12,000	●	Lachi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lachi, White	2,300	2,300	●	Lachi, White	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.00 %	1
Laghuu	400	400	●	Laghuu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	1
Laha	9,000	9,000	●	Laha	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.08 %	1
Lahu	11,000	584,000		Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	1
Lao	16,000	3,667,000		Lao	Buddhism	4 ●	3.40 %	2.60 %	-1 -
Maa	46,000	46,000	●	Maa	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	35.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Maleng	1,200	1,800	●	Maleng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mang	4,100	4,700	●	Mang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.83 %	1
Mantsi	1,300	1,300	●	Mantsi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	1
Miao, Hua	4,300	795,000		Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	1
Mnong, Central	38,000	84,000	●	Mnong, Central	Christianity	5 ●	75.00 %	49.00 %	-1 -
Mnong, Eastern	36,000	36,000	●	Mnong, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	25.00 %	20.59 %	-1 -
Mnong, Southern	36,000	36,000	●	Mnong, Southern	Christianity	5 ●	70.00 %	48.00 %	-1 -
Monom	6,500	6,500	●	Monom	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.50 %	-1 -
Muong	1,403,000	1,403,000	●	Muong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.06 %	28
Na-Meo	1,300	1,300	●	Na-Meo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ngai	1,600	1,600	●	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nguon	2,300	3,100	●	Nguon	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nung	1,085,000	1,086,000	●	Nung	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.15 %	22
O-Du	400	1,000	●	O'du	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	6.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Pa Di	400	1,500	●	Pa Di	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pacoh	19,000	42,000	●	Pacoh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.17 %	1
Pathen, Baheng	7,600	56,000	●	Pa-Hng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	1
Phu Thai	247,000	1,012,000	●	Phu Thai	Buddhism	4 ●	4.50 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Phula	12,000	19,000	●	Phula	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.36 %	1
Phuong	18,000	18,000	●	Phuong	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Puoc, Xinh Mun	24,000	38,000	●	Puoc	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qabiao	800	1,300	●	Qabiao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.00 %	1
Rengao	19,000	19,000	●	Rengao	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	25.00 %	1.12 %	-1 -
Roglai, Cacgia	3,600	3,600	●	Roglai, Cacgia	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	29.00 %	0.20 %	-1 -
Roglai, Northern	63,000	63,000	●	Roglai, Northern	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	28.00 %	8.62 %	-1 -
Roglai, Southern	51,000	51,000	●	Roglai, Southern	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	30.00 %	8.62 %	-1 -
Romam	500	500	●	Romam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	1
San Diu	154,000	154,000	●	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.34 %	3
Sedang	124,000	125,000	●	Sedang	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	15.00 %	1.55 %	-1 -
Sila	800	4,000	●	Sila	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	1
Stieng, Budeh	37,000	37,000	●	Stieng, Budeh	Christianity	5 ●	70.00 %	48.00 %	-1 -
Stieng, Bulo	46,000	54,000	●	Stieng, Bulo	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	48.00 %	-1 -
Ta'oih	22,000	70,000	●	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.75 %	1
Tai Daeng	166,000	191,000	●	Tai Daeng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	0.35 %	3
Tai Dam	827,000	906,000	●	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.40 %	0.06 %	17
Tai Do	400	4,000	●	Tai Yo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Don, White Tai	331,000	461,000	●	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.25 %	7
Tai Lue	6,100	1,098,000		Lu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	107,000	715,000		Tai Nua	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	0.17 %	2
Tai Pao	10,000	12,000	●	Tai Pao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Thanh	24,000	24,000	●	Tai Thanh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	1
Takua	6,500	6,500	●	Takua	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	25.00 %	0.40 %	-1 -
Tamil (Hindu traditions)	9,600	2,707,000		Tamil	Hinduism	2 ●	10.00 %	0.40 %	-1 -
Tay	1,823,000	1,997,000	●	Tay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	36
Tay Sa Pa	400	400	●	Tay Sa Pa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tay Tac	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Tay Tac	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	0
Tho	84,000	84,000	●	Tho	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Thu Lao	200	200	●	Thu Lao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Todrah	6,500	6,500	●	Todrah	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	26.00 %	0.30 %	-1 -
Trieng	19,000	19,000	●	Trieng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.40 %	1
Tsun-Lao	14,000	14,000	●	Ts'un-Lao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.08 %	1
Vietnamese	80,390,000	84,659,000	●	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.40 %	-1 -
Zhuang, Yang	-1 Unknown	831,000		Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0
Zhuang, Yongnan	12,000	2,073,000		Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.16 %	1
Zhuang, Zuojiang	420,000	2,145,000		Zhuang, Zuojiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	8
Totals: 118	96,380,000					67 ●	10.14 %	2.39 %	213
Unclassified / Other Individuals	82,000
UN Country Population (2019)	96,462,000

Other minor groups: 2

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Shui	1 ●	100	Sui	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Dai	1 ●	200	Zhuang, Dai	Ethnic Religions
Totals: 2

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* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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State ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Peoples	Population in Unreached	% Population Unreached	Districts
Country:	96,380,000	118	67	56.8 %	8,612,000	8.9 %	0

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	289,167,000	300.0 %	97.4 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	753,926,000	782.2 %	70.9 %	24.0 %	1.7 %	0.2 %	2.5 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	200,921,000	208.5 %	94.4 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	2.8 %	2.3 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	116,285,000	120.7 %	81.8 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	96,380,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Akha	ahk	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Bahnar	bdq	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bouyei	pcc	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bru, Eastern	bru	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Cao Lan	mlc	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Cham, Eastern	cjm	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Cham, Western	cja	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese, Yue	yue	2	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Chrau	crw	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chru	cje	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chut	scb	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Coong	cnc	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Cua	cua	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Duoluo	giw	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
En	enc	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
English	eng	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
French	fra	2	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Gelao, Green	giq	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Halang	hal	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Halang Doan	hld	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hani	hni	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Hanoi Sign Language	hab	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Haroi	hro	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hmong Daw	mww	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Hmong Do	hmv	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Hmong Don	hmf	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Hmong Njua	hnj	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	-1	1	-1
Hre	hre	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Hung	hnu	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Indonesian	ind	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Iu Mien	ium	2	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Japanese	jpn	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Jarai	jra	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Jeh	jeh	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Katu, Eastern	ktv	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Katua	kta	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kayong	kxy	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khang	kjm	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khao	xao	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khmer	khm	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Khmu	kjg	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Khua	xhv	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kim Mun	mji	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Koho	kpm	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Korean	kor	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Kucong	lkc	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Lachi	lbt	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Lachi, White	lwh	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Laghuu	lgh	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Laha	lha	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Lahu	lhu	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Lao	lao	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Lave	brb	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lu	khb	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Maa	cma	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Maleng	pkt	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mang	zng	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mantsi	nty	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	cqd	2	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mnong, Central	cmo	1	0	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Mnong, Eastern	mng	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mnong, Southern	mnn	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Monom	moo	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Muong	mtq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Na-Meo	neo	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nguon	nuo	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nisu, Eastern	nos	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nung	nut	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
O'du	tyh	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Pa Di	pdi	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Pa-Hng	pha	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Pacoh	pac	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phu Thai	pht	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phula	phh	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Phuong	phg	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Puoc	puo	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Qabiao	laq	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Rade	rad	2	1	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Rengao	ren	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Roglai, Cacgia	roc	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Roglai, Northern	rog	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Roglai, Southern	rgs	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Romam	rmx	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sedang	sed	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sila	slt	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Sinicized Miao	hmz	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Stieng, Budeh	stt	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Stieng, Bulo	sti	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ta'oih, Upper	tth	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Daeng	tyr	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Dam	blt	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Tai Don	twh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Nua	tdd	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Pao	tpo	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Thanh	tmm	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tai Yo	tyj	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Takua	tkz	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tamil	tam	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Tay	tyz	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Tay Sa Pa	tys	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tay Tac	tyt	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tho	tou	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Thu Lao	tyl	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Todrah	tdr	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Trieng	stg	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Ts'un-Lao	tsl	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Vietnamese	vie	3	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Zhuang, Yang	zyg	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Zhuang, Yongnan	zyn	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Zhuang, Zuojiang	zzj	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Totals:	111	118	67		20	22	34	73	9

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	51.6 %
Christianity (Evangelical 2.4 %)	10.1 %
Ethnic Religions	11.2 %
Hinduism	0.1 %
Islam	0.6 %
Non-Religious	21.3 %
Other / Small Religions	5.1 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	7.0 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	0.2 %
Protestant	18.1 %
Roman Catholic	72.9 %

Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Vietnam. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Vietnam
Christian ministry in Vietnam
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Vietnam Statistics
People Groups	118
Unreached People Groups	67 (56.8%)
Population	96,380,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.0%
Population in Unreached	8,612,000 (8.9%)
Pioneer Workers Needed *	213
Primary Religion	Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent	10.1%
Percent Evangelical	2.4%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	2.6%
Country Progress Level	4 ●
Urbanization	36%
Continent	Asia
Region	Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	VM
Official Language(s)	Vietnamese
Literacy Rate	94%
Estimated Illiterate Population	5,783,000
Persecution Ranking	20 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

Vietnam Prayer Cards
	Vietnam prayer cards. All Unreached

Vietnam Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
World Factbook
Ethnologue Language Listing
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report

Vietnam Maps
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection

Vietnam Videos
Vietnam Prayercast Video

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group. Some workers may already be onsite. The country estimate is a summation of the unreached people group estimates. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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