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Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
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People Groups

7,432

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,235,374,000

% of World Population

41.7 %

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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Nyeu, Yeu Thailand 200 Nyeu Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,200 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sinhalese Thailand 72,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,527,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 31
Prai Thailand 20,000 Prai Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.10 % ● 1
Lao Phuan Thailand 209,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % ● 4
Phu Thai Thailand 491,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % ● 10
Punjabi Thailand 62,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kensiu Thailand 300 Kensiu Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
So Thailand 73,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,199,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % ● 104
Tai Dam Thailand 800 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.90 % 1
Cham, Western Thailand 4,600 Cham, Western Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,458,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % ● 369
Ugong Thailand 500 Ugong Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.00 % ● 1
Urak Lawoi Thailand 3,100 Urak Lawoi' Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Urdu Thailand 7,200 Urdu Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 1
Yong Thailand 14,000 Yong Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.20 % ● 1
Yoy Thailand 7,900 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % ● 1
Tai Kaleun Thailand 8,800 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nyaw Thailand 81,000 Nyaw Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 99,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.36 % 0.36 % ● 2
Tai Lue Thailand 91,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 2
Khmu Thailand 15,000 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 3.30 % 2.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,432 People Groups   3,235,374,000             68,459
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