Mon-Khmer People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer What is a People Cluster?

Population

27,808,000

0.9% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

142

People Groups
(by Country)

215

Unreached Groups (by Country)

138

Affinity Bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

Cluster 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%

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Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Aheu Luang	2,300	2	1	50.0 %	1,600	69.6 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	1.6 %	1
	Alak	28,000	1	1	100.0 %	28,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.1 %	1.1 %	1
	Angku	8,100	1	1	100.0 %	8,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Arem	900	2	2	100.0 %	900	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.4 %	1.4 %	2
	Bahnar	296,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	13.7 %	-1 -
	Ben	1,400	1	1	100.0 %	1,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.0 %	1
	Bit	3,500	2	2	100.0 %	3,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.1 %	1.0 %	2
	Bo	4,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	4.4 %	-1 -
	Brao	40,000	3	1	33.3 %	28,000	70.9 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.7 %	2.8 %	1
	Bru, Eastern	119,000	3	2	66.7 %	50,000	42.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.6 %	4.6 %	2
	Bru, Western	111,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Buddhism	11.3 %	7.6 %	-1 -
	Bugan	3,000	1	1	100.0 %	3,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Bulang	121,000	3	3	100.0 %	121,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.3 %	0.2 %	4
	Bumang	300	1	1	100.0 %	300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Chong	3,700	2	2	100.0 %	3,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.9 %	0.1 %	2
	Chrau	30,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	19.0 %	-1 -
	Chut	8,100	2	2	100.0 %	8,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	2
	Chut-Ruc	300	1	1	100.0 %	300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Chut-Sach	300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.6 %	2.6 %	-1 -
	Con	2,400	1	1	100.0 %	2,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Cua	41,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	2.3 %	-1 -
	Danau	5,700	1	1	100.0 %	5,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.5 %	0.4 %	1
	De'ang, Rumai	6,200	1	1	100.0 %	6,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.7 %	0.7 %	1
	Enn	1,200	1	1	100.0 %	1,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.2 %	2.0 %	1
	Halang	24,000	2	1	50.0 %	6,700	28.3 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.0 %	5.0 %	1
	Halang Doan	7,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.3 %	2.9 %	-1 -
	Hre	153,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	7.7 %	-1 -
	Hu	1,100	1	1	100.0 %	1,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.3 %	0.3 %	1
	Huay	600	1	1	100.0 %	600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hung	4,900	2	1	50.0 %	900	18.4 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.8 %	2.0 %	1
	Ir	6,500	1	1	100.0 %	6,500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Jeh	77,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	39.5 %	16.8 %	-1 -
	Jeng	9,500	1	1	100.0 %	9,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	2.0 %	1
	Kachok	5,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Kanay	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Kasseng	1,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	3.8 %	-1 -
	Katang, Northern	72,000	1	1	100.0 %	72,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Katang, Southern	44,000	1	1	100.0 %	44,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Katu, Eastern	76,000	1	1	100.0 %	76,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.6 %	2
	Katu, Western	31,000	1	1	100.0 %	31,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.8 %	1
	Katua	4,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Kemei	1,700	1	1	100.0 %	1,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Khang	17,000	1	1	100.0 %	17,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.0 %	1
	Khao	18,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Khaonh	400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Khlor	9,500	1	1	100.0 %	9,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.4 %	1
	Khmer	16,283,000	13	12	92.3 %	16,283,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.1 %	1.3 %	329
	Khmer Keh	6,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Khmer Krom	287,000	1	1	100.0 %	287,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.1 %	1.3 %	6
	Khmer, Northern	1,507,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	8.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Khmu	898,000	6	2	33.3 %	100,000	11.1 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.2 %	8.1 %	3
	Khmu, Puman	30,000	1	1	100.0 %	30,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Khua	6,100	2	2	100.0 %	6,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.4 %	0.2 %	2
	Kiorr	5,100	1	1	100.0 %	5,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.6 %	1
	Koho	195,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	75.2 %	39.7 %	-1 -
	Kong Ge	1,800	1	1	100.0 %	1,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.9 %	0.9 %	1
	Kraol	5,100	1	1	100.0 %	5,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Kravet	8,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Kri	1,200	1	1	100.0 %	1,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.6 %	0.6 %	1
	Krung	26,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Kuan	1,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.8 %	0.8 %	1
	Kuan, Khuen	18,000	3	3	100.0 %	18,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.4 %	0.1 %	3
	Kui	520,000	3	3	100.0 %	520,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	0.5 %	11
	Kui Lung	5,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Lamet	24,000	2	2	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.8 %	2
	Laoseng	12,000	1	1	100.0 %	12,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.5 %	1
	Laven	98,000	2	2	100.0 %	98,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Lawa	107,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Buddhism	20.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Lawa, Eastern	8,500	1	1	100.0 %	8,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Lawa, Western	9,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Buddhism	16.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Lua	7,200	1	1	100.0 %	7,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	1.7 %	1
	Maa	51,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	22.5 %	-1 -
	Mal	44,000	2	1	50.0 %	39,000	88.4 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.5 %	1.7 %	1
	Maleng	1,900	2	1	50.0 %	1,200	63.2 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.9 %	3.5 %	1
	Mang	5,400	2	2	100.0 %	5,400	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.9 %	0.9 %	2
	Manmet	1,800	1	1	100.0 %	1,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.3 %	0.3 %	1
	Mel	3,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Mlabri	400	2	1	50.0 %	20	4.8 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.1 %	20.1 %	1
	Mnong, Central	87,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	44.9 %	31.5 %	-1 -
	Mnong, Eastern	37,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	20.6 %	-1 -
	Mnong, Southern	37,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	48.0 %	-1 -
	Mok	4,800	2	2	100.0 %	4,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.2 %	2
	Mon	1,278,000	2	2	100.0 %	1,278,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.9 %	0.7 %	25
	Monom	6,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Muak Sa-aak	5,500	2	1	50.0 %	1,000	18.2 %	4 ●	Buddhism	8.2 %	8.2 %	1
	Muong	1,484,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,484,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.0 %	30
	Ngae	9,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	3.5 %	-1 -
	Nguan	22,000	1	1	100.0 %	22,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.8 %	1
	Nguon	3,100	2	1	50.0 %	2,300	74.2 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.6 %	0.6 %	1
	Nyahkur	1,700	1	1	100.0 %	1,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Nyahon	9,800	1	1	100.0 %	9,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.7 %	0.7 %	1
	Nyeu	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
	O-Du	1,100	2	2	100.0 %	1,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.6 %	0.0 %	2
	Oy	26,000	1	1	100.0 %	26,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.8 %	1
	Pa Di	1,500	2	2	100.0 %	1,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Non-Religious	3.7 %	0.7 %	2
	Pacoh	45,000	2	2	100.0 %	45,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.9 %	0.1 %	2
	Palaung, Pale	312,000	3	3	100.0 %	312,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.1 %	8
	Palaung, Rumai	161,000	1	1	100.0 %	161,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.4 %	0.2 %	3
	Palaung, Shwe	243,000	2	2	100.0 %	243,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.1 %	6
	Palyu	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.3 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Pear	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Phuong	19,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Pong	33,000	1	1	100.0 %	33,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Prai	52,000	2	2	100.0 %	52,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.6 %	2
	Rengao	20,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	1.1 %	-1 -
	Riang Lang	17,000	2	2	100.0 %	17,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.6 %	0.9 %	2
	Romam	700	1	1	100.0 %	700	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.6 %	1
	Sa'och	500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Samre	300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Samtao	15,000	3	2	66.7 %	3,900	26.2 %	4 ●	Buddhism	5.2 %	4.0 %	2
	Sapuan	5,700	1	1	100.0 %	5,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Sedang	129,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	1.7 %	-1 -
	Shui	329,000	1	1	100.0 %	329,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.3 %	7
	Shui, Yunnan	12,000	1	1	100.0 %	12,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.2 %	1
	So	166,000	2	2	100.0 %	166,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.2 %	0.8 %	4
	So Tri	12,000	1	1	100.0 %	12,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Somray	5,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Sou	3,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	5.5 %	-1 -
	Stieng, Budeh	49,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	48.0 %	-1 -
	Stieng, Bulo	63,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	72.0 %	49.0 %	-1 -
	Suoy	1,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	T'moan	800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	51.0 %	0.4 %	-1 -
	Ta Oi, Lower	23,000	1	1	100.0 %	23,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Ta Oi, Upper	105,000	2	2	100.0 %	105,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.0 %	0.9 %	2
	Tai Doi	5,400	2	2	100.0 %	5,400	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	4.7 %	0.9 %	2
	Tai Khang	70,000	2	2	100.0 %	70,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.6 %	0.2 %	2
	Takua	6,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	0.4 %	-1 -
	Talieng	39,000	1	1	100.0 %	39,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.2 %	0.1 %	1
	Tamoy	800	1	1	100.0 %	800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tampuan	39,000	1	1	100.0 %	39,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.8 %	1.7 %	1
	Tay Sa Pa	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Thae	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tho	93,000	1	1	100.0 %	93,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Thu Lao	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Todrah	6,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	26.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Tong	15,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Tonga, Ten'edn	600	2	2	100.0 %	600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Trieng	64,000	1	1	100.0 %	64,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.4 %	1
	Wa	852,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.1 %	11.9 %	-1 -
	Wa, Vo	94,000	2	1	50.0 %	93,000	99.3 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.2 %	2
	Xinh Mun	45,000	3	2	66.7 %	41,000	91.7 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.3 %	0.1 %	2
	Xo Dang	28,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	2.7 %	-1 -
Totals:	142 Peoples (across countries)	27,808,000	215	138	64.2 %	22,815,000	82.0 %	●	Buddhism	5.4%	2.7%	544

* 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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