People Groups Lists Language:  Thai

Language:  Thai

Population of Groups Speaking

29,334,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

34

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Jew, Thai-speaking Thailand 200 200 ● Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lao Ngaew Thailand 35,000 35,000 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Bueng Thailand 6,500 6,500 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai United Arab Emirates 3,300 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai Australia 69,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.30 % 1
Thai Belgium 3,500 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai Myanmar (Burma) 44,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % 1
Thai Canada 19,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.70 % 0.20 % 1
Thai Cambodia 3,400 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.15 % 1
Thai Denmark 12,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
Thai Finland 7,100 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai France 10,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.20 % 1
Thai Germany 21,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 1
Thai China, Hong Kong 10,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.60 % 1
Thai Italy 5,400 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Thai Japan 9,800 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai Korea, South 102,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.40 % 2
Thai Laos 145,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.30 % 3
Thai China, Macau 800 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % 1
Thai Malaysia 30,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 1
Thai Netherlands 5,300 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 1
Thai Norway 21,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai New Zealand 7,700 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.80 % 1
Thai Singapore 46,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.40 % 1
Thai Spain 1,400 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Thai Sweden 31,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
Thai Switzerland 8,700 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Thai Thailand 22,649,000 23,586,000 ● Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.27 % 453
Thai Taiwan 65,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Thai United Kingdom 26,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
Thai Ukraine 3,800 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Thai United States 226,000 23,586,000 Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 5
Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 11,000 ● Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 1
Thai-Chinese Thailand 5,695,000 15,472,000 ● Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.66 % -
  Totals:  34           33 ●     492
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Kui Thailand 422,000 505,000 ● Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.41 % 8
Thai Islam Thailand 1,331,000 1,331,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 27
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,498,000 18,619,000 ● Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % 370
Thai, Northern Thailand 7,577,000 7,615,000 ● Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % 152
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,211,000 5,215,000 ● Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % 104
  Totals:  5           5 ●     661
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Item Value
Status
Living
Ethnologue Code tha
Written Yes
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Language Alternate Names
Bangkok Thai
Central Tai
Central Thai
Khorat Thai (Korat)
Korat
Siam Nokor
Siam Trang
Siamese
Standard Thai
Thai Klang
Thai Koh Kong
Thai Norkor Raja (Siam Nokor)
Thaiklang
Thaikorat

Dialects
Central
Khorat Thai
Thai Norkor Raja

Dialect Alternate Names
Bangkok Dialect
Korat
Thai
Thai: Central
Thaikorat
Thailändisch
Thailandisch

Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions 1834-1967
New Testament 1843-1977
Complete Bible 1883-2020

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World Bible Finder
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Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing)
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