Country:

Bangladesh

Province / State: Chittagong
District: All

Number of People Groups

207

Unreached People Groups

190

Total Population

26,386,000

Buddhist

18.3 %

Christian

2.9 %

Hindu

31.9 %

Muslim

46.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 31,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 31,000 - - - -
 Aguri 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Ansari 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Asho Khyang 25,000 Chin, Asho - - 16,000 9,700 - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali 2,800 - - - - -
 Baha'i 6,000 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - 6,000
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 270,000 Bengali ☀︎ 270,000 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 76,000 Bengali ☀︎ 76,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 4,000 Bengali ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Barman 10,000 Bengali 9,500 - - - - 800
 Barua 109,000 Chittagonian ☀︎ 800 - 109,000 - - -
 Bauri 31,000 Bengali ☀︎ 31,000 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 13,000 - - - -
 Behara 19,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 19,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim 767,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 766,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 17,000 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan 23,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 23,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid 1,485,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,485,000 - - - -
 Bhar 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Bengali ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Bengali ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 104,000 Bengali 102,000 - - 1,800 - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 3,600 Bengali ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bhumij 1,300 Sylheti 1,300 - - - - -
 Bihari (Muslim traditions) 498,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 498,000 - - - -
 Bind 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Bishnupriya Manipuri 11,000 Bishnupuriya 10,000 500 200 - - 300
 Brahmin Gaur 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 2,700 Bengali ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 5,600 Bengali ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 76,000 Bengali ☀︎ 76,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 2,100 Bengali ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 6,200 Bengali ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - -
 Bru 11,000 Riang 9,300 - - 1,500 - -
 Burmese 319,000 Burmese ☀︎ - - 318,000 300 - -
 Chain 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Chak 28,000 Chak - - 28,000 100 - -
 Chakma 2,375,000 Chakma 146,000 3,100 2,053,000 171,000 - 1,200
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Bengali 22,000 - - 500 - -
 Christian 269,000 Bengali - - - 269,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 30,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 30,000 - - - -
 Dalu 8,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 8,200 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 27,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 27,000 - - - -
 Dhanuk 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 195,000 Bengali ☀︎ 195,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 23,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 23,000 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Chittagonian ☀︎ 77,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,500 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,900 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Faqir 3,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,300 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bengali ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
Ganak 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 3,700 Garo - - - 3,700 - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Ghazi 85,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 85,000 - - - -
 Ghulam 23,000 Chittagonian ☀︎ - 23,000 - - - -
 Gonrhi 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Gosain 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 600 Gurung ☀︎ 200 - 400 - - -
 Hadi 89,000 Bengali 87,000 - 200 1,600 - -
 Hajam 512,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 512,000 - - - -
 Hajang 600 Hajong ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 1,100 Chinese, Mandarin ☀︎ - - 1,100 - - -
 Jamatia 24,000 War-Jaintia 17,000 1,600 - 5,500 - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 3,800 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - 3,800 -
 Jhalo Malo 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,228,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,225,000 - - 2,400 - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,300 - - - -
 Jola 131,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 131,000 - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 18,000 Dimasa 18,000 - - - - -
Kaghazi 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,300 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Bengali ☀︎ 40,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 357,000 Bengali ☀︎ 357,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 167,000 Bengali ☀︎ 167,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Chittagonian ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Kalu 7,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,300 - - - -
 Kandu 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Kapali 76,000 Bengali ☀︎ 76,000 - - - - -
Karadar 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,000 - - - -
Karenga 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Bengali ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Kawar 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 690,000 Bengali ☀︎ 690,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 415,000 Bengali ☀︎ 415,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Khami 28,000 Chittagonian 600 - 17,000 1,300 - 8,700
 Kharia 18,000 Sylheti 18,000 - - - - -
 Khasi 2,800 War-Jaintia - - - 2,800 - -
 Kisan 1,300 Sylheti 1,300 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bengali ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
 Kol 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Kori 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
 Kuki Chin 589,000 Chittagonian 800 - 518,000 67,000 - 3,600
Kuki Chin Asho 8,200 Chin, Asho - - 7,700 300 - 300
 Kuki Chin Chinbon 6,600 Chin, Uppu - - 5,300 1,200 - 60
Kuki Chin Lai 8,000 Chin, Hakha 60 - 6,500 1,000 - 400
Kuki Chin Yindi 11,000 Chin, Khumi - - 9,600 1,300 - 600
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 206,000 Bengali ☀︎ 206,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,200 - - - -
Lohait Kuri 100 Sylheti ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 129,000 Bengali ☀︎ 129,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 55,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 55,000 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,700 - - - -
 Magar 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - 90 - - -
 Mahanta 2,800 Bengali ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
 Mahishya 465,000 Bengali 459,000 - - 5,900 - -
 Mahli 42,000 Mahali 40,000 - - 600 - 1,200
 Majhwar 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ 2,700 800 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Bengali ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 4,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,700 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 117,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 117,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 3,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,700 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 6,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,700 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 49,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 49,000 - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 24,000 - - - -
 Marma (Magh) 1,125,000 Marma 19,000 - 1,040,000 64,000 - -
Masalchi 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Mech 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Meitei 8,200 Meitei 7,200 500 - 60 - 400
Mir 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 17,000 - - - -
Mishri 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Mizo Bawm 11,000 Chin, Bawm - - 200 10,000 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Bengali ☀︎ 55,000 - - - - -
 Mru 314,000 Mru 200 - 301,000 13,000 - -
 Munda 2,800 Mundari 300 - - 100 - 2,400
Murasing 9,900 War-Jaintia ☀︎ 9,900 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 202,000 Bengali 201,000 - - 1,700 - -
 Namassej Chandel 738,000 Bengali 731,000 - - 7,200 - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Bengali 33,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 10,000 - - - -
 Newah 400 Nepali 400 - - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 30,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 30,000 - - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 31,000 Kurux 4,800 50 50 4,900 - 21,000
 Paliya 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Pankhu, Panko 27,000 Pangkhua - - 26,000 900 - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Bengali ☀︎ 7,700 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,700 - - - -
 Patial 4,400 Bengali ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 46,000 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 6,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,000 - - - -
Peshakar 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,200 - - - -
 Pinjara 44,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 44,000 - - - -
 Poundra 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Qassab 16,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 16,000 - - - -
 Qazi 28,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 28,000 - - - -
 Rai 500 Bengali 100 - - - - 400
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 165,000 Bengali 163,000 - 600 600 - 30
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,200 - - - -
 Rajbhar 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Bengali ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
 Rajwar 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Rakhine 78,000 Rakhine ☀︎ - - 78,000 - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 8,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 8,100 - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 71,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 71,000 - - - -
 Rohingya 3,957,000 Rohingya 71,000 3,884,000 - - - -
 Rohingya Zerbadi 383,000 Rohingya ☀︎ - 383,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Sankara 2,900 Bengali ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 48,000 Bengali 27,000 1,400 - 3,700 - 16,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 84,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 84,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 5,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,400 - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Sindhi ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 130,000 Bengali ☀︎ 130,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 338,000 Bengali ☀︎ 338,000 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 142,000 Bengali ☀︎ 142,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 14,000 - - - -
 Sylhet (Muslim traditions) 3,702,000 Sylheti ☀︎ - 3,702,000 - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 201,000 Bengali ☀︎ 201,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 26,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 26,000 - - - -
 Tangchanghya 311,000 Tangchangya 1,100 - 268,000 42,000 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Bengali ☀︎ 43,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 79,000 Bengali ☀︎ 79,000 - - - - -
 Tili 34,000 Bengali ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - -
 Tipera 662,000 Kok Borok 557,000 48,000 33,000 24,000 - 800
 Tiyar 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Turaiha 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Uchoi Tipura (Brung) 44,000 Usoi 6,800 - 500 36,000 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 38,000 Bengali ☀︎ 38,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  207 26,386,000   190 8,409,000 12,309,000 4,838,000 757,000 3,800 64,000



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