Thai

The Thai people group is reported in 29 countries

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Population All Countries

23,586,200

People Cluster

Thai

Number of Countries

Number Unreached

Largest Religion

Buddhism

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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Country ▲	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings	Est. Workers Needed *
Australia	69,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Belgium	3,500		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Cambodia	3,400		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.15 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Canada	19,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.70 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
China, Hong Kong	10,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	0.60 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
China, Macau	800		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.70 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Denmark	12,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Finland	7,100		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
France	10,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Germany	21,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Italy	5,400		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Japan	9,800		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Korea, South	102,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	2
Laos	145,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	3
Malaysia	30,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Myanmar (Burma)	44,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Netherlands	5,300		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
New Zealand	7,700		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Norway	21,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Singapore	46,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Spain	1,400		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Sweden	31,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Switzerland	8,700		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Taiwan	65,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Thailand	22,649,000	●	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.27 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	453
Ukraine	3,800		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United Arab Emirates	3,300		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United Kingdom	26,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United States	226,000		Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	5
Totals: 29	23,586,200				29 ●	0.32 %	0.27 %					488

Other reported countries: 1

Thai

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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Country ▲	Population	Progress Scale	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Czechia	100	1 ●	Thai	Buddhism
Totals: 1

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* 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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