Country: Vietnam

Number of People Groups

119

People Groups Unreached

69 (58.0%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

98,717,000

Population in Unreached

9,291,000 (9.4%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

10.19%

% Evangelical

2.16%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.6%
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
Pa Di 400 1,500 Pa Di Ethnic Religions 3.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Pa Hng 8,400 56,000 Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions 2.00 % 2.00 % 1
 Pacoh 19,000 43,000 Pacoh Ethnic Religions 2.00 % 0.17 % 1
 Phu Thai 254,000 1,050,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 4.50 % 2.50 % -
 Phula 13,000 20,000 Phula Ethnic Religions 1.00 % 0.06 % 1
Phuong 19,000 19,000 Phuong Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 1.00 % -
 Qabiao 800 1,300 Qabiao Ethnic Religions 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
 Rade 405,000 408,000 Rade Christianity 80.00 % 33.40 % -
Rengao 20,000 20,000 Rengao Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 1.12 % -
 Roglai, Cacgia 3,600 3,600 Roglai, Cacgia Ethnic Religions 29.00 % 12.00 % -
Roglai, Northern 81,000 81,000 Roglai, Northern Ethnic Religions 28.00 % 13.00 % -
 Roglai, Southern 67,000 67,000 Roglai, Southern Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 12.00 % -
 Romam 600 600 Romam Ethnic Religions 5.00 % 0.63 % 1
 San Chay 205,000 256,000 Cao Lan Ethnic Religions 0.01 % 0.01 % 4
 San Diu 186,000 186,000 Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions 0.50 % 0.01 % 4
 Sedang 127,000 128,000 Sedang Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 1.55 % -
 Sila 900 4,300 Sila Ethnic Religions 3.00 % 1.90 % 1
 Stieng, Budeh 49,000 49,000 Stieng, Budeh Christianity 70.00 % 48.00 % -
 Stieng, Bulo 55,000 63,000 Stieng, Bulo Christianity 80.00 % 54.01 % -
 Ta'oih 53,000 104,000 Ta'oih, Upper Ethnic Religions 2.00 % 0.13 % 1
 Tai Daeng 170,000 197,000 Tai Daeng Ethnic Religions 1.50 % 0.35 % 3
 Tai Dam 848,000 927,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions 0.17 % 0.14 % 17
 Tai Do 400 4,300 Tai Yo Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tai Don, White Tai 340,000 476,000 Tai Don Ethnic Religions 1.00 % 0.25 % 7
 Tai Lue 6,900 1,108,000 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  119 98,717,000         69 10.19 % 2.16 % 225 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 142,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 98,859,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
An Giang 2,461,000
Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu 1,141,000
Bắc Giang 1,785,000
Bắc Kạn 338,000
Bạc Liêu 982,000
Bắc Ninh 1,175,000
Bến Tre 1,440,000
Bình Dương 1,701,000
Bình Phước 1,004,000
Bình Thuận 1,341,000
Bình Định 1,705,000
Cà Mau 1,382,000
Cần Thơ 1,362,000
Cao Bằng 586,000
Gia Lai 1,460,000
Hà Giang 868,000
Hà Nam 901,000
Hà Nội 7,398,000
Hà Tĩnh 1,409,000
Hải Dương 1,954,000
Hải Phòng 2,107,000
Hậu Giang 1,117,000
Hồ Chí Minh 8,171,000
Hoà Bình 903,000
Hưng Yên 1,295,000
Khánh Hòa 1,327,000
Kiên Giang 1,931,000
Kon Tum 493,000
Lai Châu 424,000
Lâm Đồng 1,362,000
Lạng Sơn 840,000
Lào Cai 703,000
Long An 1,648,000
Nam Định 2,095,000
Nghệ An 3,342,000
Ninh Bình 1,030,000
Ninh Thuận 647,000
Phú Thọ 1,507,000
Phú Yên 989,000
Quảng Bình 972,000
Quảng Nam 1,629,000
Quảng Ngãi 1,396,000
Quảng Ninh 1,312,000
Quảng Trị 686,000
Sóc Trăng 1,479,000
Sơn La 1,240,000
Tây Ninh 1,223,000
Thái Bình 2,043,000
Thái Nguyên 1,291,000
Thanh Hóa 3,900,000
Thừa Thiên Huế 1,248,000
Tiền Giang 1,916,000
Trà Vinh 1,148,000
Tuyên Quang 832,000
Vĩnh Long 1,179,000
Vĩnh Phúc 1,148,000
Yên Bái 850,000
Đà Nẵng 1,018,000
Đắk Lắk 1,982,000
Đắk Nông 561,000
Điện Biên 563,000
Đồng Nai 2,848,000
Đồng Tháp 1,910,000
Provinces:  63 98,698,000
UN Country Population 98,859,000
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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
Akha ahk 1 1 Complete Bible
Arem aem 1 1 Unspecified
Bahnar bdq 1 0 Complete Bible
Bouyei pcc 1 1 Bible Portions
Brao brb 1 0 Bible Portions
Bru, Eastern bru 1 0 Complete Bible
Cao Lan mlc 1 1 Bible Portions
Cham, Eastern cjm 1 1 New Testament
Cham, Western cja 1 1 New Testament
Chinese, Hakka hak 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 2 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 3 2 Complete Bible
Chrau crw 1 0 New Testament
Chru cje 1 0 New Testament
Chut scb 1 1 Unspecified
Coong cnc 1 1 Translation Needed
Cua cua 1 0 Bible Portions
Duoluo giw 1 1 Unspecified
En enc 1 1 Translation Needed
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 2 0 Complete Bible
Gelao, Green giq 1 1 Unspecified
Halang hal 1 0 Bible Portions
Halang Doan hld 1 0 Unspecified
Hani hni 1 1 Bible Portions
Hanoi Sign Language hab 1 0 Bible Portions
Haroi hro 1 1 Bible Portions
Hmong Daw mww 1 0 Complete Bible
Hmong Do hmv 1 0 Translation Needed
Hmong Don hmf 1 0 Translation Needed
Hmong Njua hnj 1 0 Complete Bible
Hre hre 1 0 Complete Bible
Hung hnu 1 1 Unspecified
Indonesian ind 1 1 Complete Bible
Iu Mien ium 1 0 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Jarai jra 1 0 Complete Bible
Jeh jeh 1 0 New Testament
Katu, Eastern ktv 1 1 New Testament
Katua kta 1 0 Unspecified
Kayong kxy 1 0 Translation Started
Khang kjm 1 1 Unspecified
Khao xao 1 0 Translation Needed
Khmer khm 1 1 Complete Bible
Khmu kjg 1 1 Bible Portions
Khua xhv 1 1 Translation Needed
Kim Mun mji 1 1 Unspecified
Koho kpm 1 0 Complete Bible
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kucong lkc 1 1 Translation Needed
Lachi lbt 1 1 Unspecified
Lachi, White lwh 1 1 Unspecified
Laghuu lgh 1 1 Translation Needed
Laha (Viet Nam) lha 1 1 Unspecified
Lahu lhu 1 1 Complete Bible
Lao lao 1 1 Complete Bible
Lu khb 1 1 New Testament
Maa cma 1 0 Translation Needed
Maleng pkt 1 1 Translation Needed
Mang zng 1 1 Unspecified
Mantsi nty 1 1 Translation Needed
Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster cqd 2 1 Complete Bible
Mnong, Central cmo 1 0 Complete Bible
Mnong, Eastern mng 1 0 Bible Portions
Mnong, Southern mnn 1 0 Unspecified
Monom moo 1 0 Unspecified
Muong mtq 1 1 New Testament
Na-Meo neo 1 1 Translation Needed
Nguon nuo 1 1 Translation Needed
Nisu, Eastern nos 1 1 Translation Needed
Nung nut 1 1 New Testament
O'du tyh 1 1 Unspecified
Pa Di pdi 1 1 Translation Needed
Pa-Hng pha 1 1 Unspecified
Pacoh pac 1 1 Unspecified
Phu Thai pht 1 0 Translation Started
Phula phh 1 1 Translation Needed
Phuong phg 1 0 Translation Needed
Puoc puo 1 1 Unspecified
Qabiao laq 1 1 Translation Needed
Rade rad 2 0 Complete Bible
Rengao ren 1 0 Bible Portions
Roglai, Cacgia roc 1 0 Unspecified
Roglai, Northern rog 1 0 Bible Portions
Roglai, Southern rgs 1 0 Unspecified
Romam rmx 1 1 Translation Needed
Sedang sed 1 0 Bible Portions
Sila slt 1 1 Translation Started
Sinicized Miao hmz 1 0 Bible Portions
Stieng, Budeh stt 1 0 New Testament
Stieng, Bulo sti 1 0 Bible Portions
Ta'oih, Upper tth 1 1 Bible Portions
Tai Daeng tyr 1 1 Translation Started
Tai Dam blt 1 1 New Testament
Tai Don twh 1 1 Bible Portions
Tai Nua tdd 1 1 Bible Portions
Tai Pao tpo 1 1 Translation Started
Tai Thanh tmm 1 1 Unspecified
Tai Yo tyj 1 1 Translation Needed
Takua tkz 1 0 Translation Needed
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Tay tyz 1 1 Complete Bible
Tay Sa Pa tys 1 1 Translation Needed
Tay Tac tyt 1 1 Translation Needed
Tho tou 1 1 Unspecified
Thu Lao tyl 1 1 Translation Needed
Todrah tdr 1 0 Translation Needed
Trieng stg 1 1 Unspecified
Ts'un-Lao tsl 1 1 Translation Needed
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Zhuang, Yang zyg 1 1 Unspecified
Zhuang, Yongnan zyn 1 1 Bible Portions
Zhuang, Zuojiang zzj 1 1 Translation Needed
Totals: 113 119 69   32 28 39 72 10
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Vietnam Statistics
People Groups 119
Unreached People Groups 69  (58.0%)
Population 98,717,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.0%
Population in Unreached 9,291,000  (9.4%)
Primary Religion Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent 10.2%
Percent Evangelical 2.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.6%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 225
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 5,923,000
Persecution Ranking 35 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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