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Country: Myanmar (Burma)

Number of People Groups

148

People Groups Unreached

53 (35.8%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

53,962,000

Population in Unreached

45,093,000 (83.6%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (78.1%)

% Christian Adherent

8.1%

% Evangelical

4.80%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.5%
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this Country		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent 		% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed *
Achang, Maingtha 38,000 72,000 ● Achang Ethnic Religions ● 24.00 % 20.00 % -
Akeu 1,200 16,000 Akeu Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 3.00 % -
Akha 218,000 674,000 ● Akha Ethnic Religions ● 16.00 % 12.00 % -
Anong 11,000 14,000 ● Anong Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 4.00 % -
Asho Khyang 168,000 171,000 ● Chin, Asho Buddhism ● 15.00 % 10.00 % -
Barua, Maramagyi 500 13,000 ● Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bulang 15,000 122,000 ● Blang Buddhism ● 1.90 % 0.80 % 1
Burmese 31,046,000 31,910,000 ● Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.08 % 621
Chak, Thet 1,900 5,200 ● Chak Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 1
Chakma, Daingnet 28,000 673,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chaungtha 182,000 182,000 ● Rakhine Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % 4
Chin, Anu-Hkongso 5,000 5,000 ● Chin, Anu-Hkongso Christianity ● 90.00 % 38.00 % -
Chin, Bawm 700 700 ● Chin, Bawm Christianity ● 100.00 % 40.00 % -
Chin, Bualkhaw 2,700 2,700 ● Chin, Bualkhaw Christianity ● 90.00 % 60.00 % -
Chin, Cho 17,000 17,000 ● Chin, Muun Christianity ● 51.00 % 20.00 % -
Chin, Dai 42,000 42,000 ● Chin, Daai Christianity ● 95.00 % 60.00 % -
Chin, Eastern Khumi 14,000 14,000 ● Chin, Eastern Khumi Christianity ● 98.00 % 75.00 % -
Chin, Falam 76,000 76,000 ● Chin, Falam Christianity ● 90.00 % 60.00 % -
Chin, Hakha 134,000 139,000 ● Chin, Hakha Christianity ● 90.00 % 60.00 % -
Chin, Kaang 1,100 1,100 ● Chin, Kaang Christianity ● 95.00 % 90.00 % -
Chin, Khumi 66,000 66,000 ● Chin, Khumi Christianity ● 80.00 % 44.00 % -
Chin, Laitu 17,000 17,000 ● Chin, Laitu Buddhism ● 25.00 % 3.00 % -
Chin, Lautu 17,000 17,000 ● Chin, Lautu Christianity ● 85.00 % 30.00 % -
Chin, Mara 26,000 69,000 ● Chin, Mara Christianity ● 100.00 % 95.00 % -
Chin, Ngawn 19,000 19,000 ● Chin, Ngawn Christianity ● 90.00 % 60.00 % -
Chin, Paite 500 500 ● Chin, Paite Christianity ● 86.00 % 50.00 % -
Chin, Senthang 35,000 35,000 ● Chin, Senthang Christianity ● 80.00 % 40.00 % -
Chin, Siyin 13,000 13,000 ● Chin, Siyin Christianity ● 84.00 % 44.00 % -
Chin, Songlai 8,100 8,100 ● Chin, Songlai Buddhism ● 10.00 % 2.00 % -
Chin, Sumtu 16,000 16,000 ● Chin, Sumtu Christianity ● 60.00 % 30.00 % -
Chin, Tawr 1,000 1,000 ● Chin, Tawr Christianity ● 90.00 % 80.00 % -
Chin, Tedim 256,000 256,000 ● Chin, Tedim Christianity ● 70.00 % 44.00 % -
Chin, Thaiphum 1,200 1,200 ● Chin, Thaiphum Christianity ● 80.00 % 50.00 % -
Chin, Zo 53,000 53,000 ● Chin, Zotung Christianity ● 75.00 % 42.00 % -
Danau 126,000 126,000 ● Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 3
Danu 114,000 114,000 ● Danu Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 2
Dawei, Tavoyan 454,000 455,000 ● Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % 9
Deaf 405,000 46,968,000 ● Language unknown Buddhism ● 8.98 % -
Derung 200 15,000 ● Drung Christianity ● 56.00 % 29.00 % -
Ekai 6,000 6,000 ● Chin, Ekai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 3.00 % -
Enn 500 500 ● Wa, Parauk Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % 1
Eurasian, Anglo-Burmese 55,000 1,727,000 English Christianity ● 95.00 % 30.00 % -
Gante 6,500 6,500 ● Gangte Christianity ● 60.00 % 35.00 % -
Gujarati 35,000 2,409,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.80 % 0.41 % 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese 74,000 79,350,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.30 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka 22,000 44,247,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin 973,000 878,503,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 19
Han Chinese, Min Nan 72,000 57,701,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.50 % -
Hindi 130,000 1,557,000 ● Hindi Hinduism ● 0.70 % 0.25 % 3
Hmong Njua 12,000 757,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Hrangkhol 9,200 16,000 ● Hrangkhol Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 25.00 % -
Hui 8,900 14,063,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Intha 102,000 102,000 ● Intha Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % 2
Kachin Jingpo 1,015,000 1,086,000 ● Jingpho Christianity ● 64.00 % 43.52 % -
Kadu, Asak 34,000 34,000 ● Kadu Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.50 % -
Kaman 5,000 5,000 ● Rakhine Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kanan 10,000 10,000 ● Kanan Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.00 % -
Karen, Bghai 24,000 26,000 ● Karen, Bwe Ethnic Religions ● 27.00 % 18.00 % -
Karen, Brek 20,000 20,000 ● Kayaw Christianity ● 87.00 % 36.00 % -
Karen, Eastern Kayah 8,900 28,000 ● Kayah, Eastern Buddhism ● 20.00 % 14.00 % -
Karen, Geba 45,000 45,000 ● Karen, Geba Christianity ● 86.00 % 20.00 % -
Karen, Gheko 18,000 18,000 ● Karen, Geko Christianity ● 75.00 % 40.00 % -
Karen, Kayah 160,000 182,000 ● Kayah, Western Buddhism ● 28.00 % 20.00 % -
Karen, Lahta 11,000 11,000 ● Zayein Buddhism ● 18.00 % 9.00 % -
Karen, Manumanaw 11,000 11,000 ● Kawyaw Christianity ● 90.00 % 45.00 % -
Karen, Mobwa 4,500 4,500 ● Karen, Mobwa Christianity ● 75.00 % 20.00 % -
Karen, Paku 6,700 6,700 ● Karen, Paku Christianity ● 70.00 % 22.00 % -
Karen, Pwo Eastern 1,161,000 1,217,000 ● Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism ● 30.00 % 5.88 % -
Karen, Pwo Western 207,000 207,000 ● Karen, Pwo Western Christianity ● 42.00 % 18.00 % -
Karen, S'gaw 1,926,000 2,147,000 ● Karen, S'gaw Christianity ● 53.00 % 41.17 % -
Karen, Striped 13,000 13,000 ● Riang Lai Ethnic Religions ● 22.00 % 15.00 % -
Karen, Yinbaw 9,200 9,200 ● Yinbaw Buddhism ● 32.00 % 25.00 % -
Karen, Yintale 11,000 11,000 ● Yintale Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % 1
Kawa, Vo 700 94,000 Wa, Vo Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.55 % -
Kayan, Padaung 144,000 147,000 ● Kayan Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 22.00 % -
Khampti, Khamti Shan 8,900 26,000 ● Khamti Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % 1
Konyak 2,200 239,000 ● Naga, Konyak Christianity ● 83.00 % 45.00 % -
Kuki Chin 33,000 173,000 ● Chin, Thado Christianity ● 70.00 % 35.00 % -
Lahu 222,000 584,000 ● Lahu Christianity ● 80.00 % 43.00 % -
Lahu Shi 64,000 215,000 ● Lahu Shi Buddhism ● 10.00 % 5.00 % -
Lao 25,000 3,727,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.90 % 1
Lashi, Letsi 34,000 37,000 ● Lacid Christianity ● 90.00 % 65.00 % -
Lisu 340,000 1,313,000 ● Lisu Christianity ● 85.00 % 52.00 % -
Lisu, Black 5,000 5,000 ● Lisu Ethnic Religions ● 50.00 % 40.00 % -
Malay 27,000 16,968,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % 1
Malayali 23,000 1,401,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 34.00 % 7.00 % -
Manipuri, Ponna 11,000 1,453,000 Meitei Hinduism ● 1.70 % 1.50 % 1
Manyuki 20,000 20,000 ● Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % 1
Maru, Laungwaw 121,000 153,000 ● Lhao Vo Ethnic Religions ● 9.00 % 7.00 % -
Matu, Nga La 33,000 33,000 ● Chin, Matu Christianity ● 80.00 % 44.00 % -
Mizo 19,000 161,000 ● Mizo Christianity ● 90.00 % 45.00 % -
Mok 4,000 4,700 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Moken, Salon 4,600 6,700 ● Moken Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.04 % 1
Mon 1,135,000 1,255,000 ● Mon Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % 23
Mro-Khimi 200,000 200,000 ● Mro-Khimi Buddhism ● 7.40 % 5.00 % -
Mru 25,000 58,000 Mru Buddhism ● 4.01 % 0.40 % 1
Muak Sa-aak 4,400 5,400 ● Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ● 10.00 % 10.00 % -
Naga Akyaung Ari 1,200 1,200 ● Naga, Akyaung Ari Christianity ● 95.00 % 55.00 % -
Naga Khiamniungan 11,000 72,000 Naga, Khiamniungan Christianity ● 88.00 % 18.00 % -
Naga Kyan-Karyaw 10,000 10,000 ● Naga, Chen-Kayu Christianity ● 95.00 % 55.00 % -
Naga Lao 1,100 1,100 ● Naga, Lao Christianity ● 90.00 % 45.00 % -
Naga Leinong 8,600 8,600 ● Naga, Lainong Buddhism ● 25.00 % 4.00 % -
Naga Long Phuri 2,100 2,100 ● Naga, Long Phuri Christianity ● 90.00 % 8.00 % -
Naga Makuri 3,000 3,000 ● Naga, Makuri Christianity ● 55.00 % 40.00 % -
Naga Makyan 4,500 4,500 ● Naga, Paungnyuan Christianity ● 95.00 % 7.00 % -
Naga Para 1,600 1,600 ● Naga, Jejara Christianity ● 65.00 % 28.00 % -
Naga Ponyo-Gongwang 5,100 5,100 ● Naga, Ponyo-Gongwang Christianity ● 60.00 % 4.00 % -
Naga Tangkhul 4,700 202,000 ● Naga, Tangkhul Christianity ● 65.00 % 4.00 % -
Naga Tangsa 68,000 83,000 ● Naga, Tangshang Christianity ● 90.00 % 45.00 % -
Naga, Kokak 2,300 2,300 ● Naga, Kokak Christianity ● 70.00 % 60.00 % -
Nepali, general 293,000 774,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 6
Nu 1,500 15,000 Nusu Ethnic Religions ● 17.00 % 11.00 % -
Pa-O 858,000 859,000 ● Pa'o Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.30 % 17
Palaung, Pale 291,000 308,000 ● Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.06 % 6
Palaung, Rumai 158,000 158,000 ● Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 3
Palaung, Shwe 231,000 239,000 ● Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.12 % 5
Phun, Hpon 1,600 1,600 ● Burmese Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.40 % 1
Punjabi 11,000 2,232,000 Punjabi, Eastern Hinduism ● 1.20 % 0.63 % 1
Pyen 800 800 ● Pyen Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 15.00 % -
Rakhine 2,681,000 2,681,000 ● Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % 54
Ranglong 100 100 Ranglong Christianity ● 80.00 % 25.00 % -
Rawang, Nung 70,000 71,000 ● Rawang Christianity ● 80.00 % 45.00 % -
Rawngtu 5,500 5,500 ● Chin, Rawngtu Christianity ● 100.00 % 95.00 % -
Riang 14,000 16,000 ● Riang Lang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Rohingya 473,000 1,870,000 ● Rohingya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Samtao 11,000 15,000 ● Samtao Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.40 % -
Sino-Burmese 16,000 16,000 ● Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking 280,000 1,548,000 Bengali Islam ● 0.40 % 0.13 % 6
South Asian, Odia Speaking 119,000 119,000 Odia Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.20 % 2
Tai Doi 5,100 5,400 ● Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Tai Khun 129,000 137,000 ● Khun Buddhism ● 2.30 % 1.90 % 3
Tai Laing 114,000 114,000 ● Tai Laing Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 2
Tai Lue 61,000 1,098,000 ● Lu Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.06 % 1
Tai Man, Shan 4,493,000 4,599,000 ● Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % 90
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan 102,000 715,000 ● Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.35 % 2
Taman, Htamandi 33,000 33,000 ● Burmese Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tamil (Hindu traditions) 148,000 2,800,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.00 % 3.80 % -
Taungtha 20,000 20,000 ● Chin, Rungtu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Taungyo 45,000 45,000 ● Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % 1
Telugu 137,000 909,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 8.00 % 1.20 % -
Thai 43,000 21,380,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % 1
Uppu Chinbon 44,000 45,000 ● Chin, Uppu Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 8.00 % -
Vaiphei 7,500 54,000 ● Vaiphei Christianity ● 87.00 % 50.00 % -
Wa 454,000 846,000 ● Wa, Parauk Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 15.00 % -
Yaw 21,000 21,000 ● Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Zaiwa 35,000 156,000 ● Zaiwa Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 5.00 % -
Zo 67,000 92,000 ● Zo Christianity ● 84.00 % 50.00 % -
Zyphe 21,000 21,000 ● Chin, Zyphe Christianity ● 65.00 % 35.00 % -
  Totals:  148 53,962,000         53 ● 8.07 % 4.80 % 922 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 83,000                
  UN Country Population (2019) 54,045,000                
Other minor groups:  7
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States ▲ Estimated
Population
Ayeyarwady 6,185,000
Bago 4,867,000
Chin 479,000
Kachin 1,689,000
Kayah 287,000
Kayin 1,574,000
Magway 3,917,000
Mandalay 6,166,000
Mon 2,054,000
Naypyitaw 1,160,000
Rakhine 3,189,000
Sagaing 5,325,000
Shan 5,824,000
Tanintharyi 1,408,000
Yangon 7,361,000
States:  15 51,485,000
UN Country Population 54,045,000

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Class ▲ Population % Popl % Hindu % Muslim % Christian % Buddhist % Sikh % Other
 
 Forward Caste (FC) 284,199,000 526.7 % 97.3 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.4 %
 
 Other Backward Classes (OBC) 758,319,000 1,405.3 % 70.6 % 24.5 % 1.7 % 0.1 % 2.3 % 0.8 %
 
 Scheduled Caste (SC) 204,211,000 378.4 % 93.4 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 3.4 % 2.6 % 0.0 %
 
 Scheduled Tribe (ST) 113,627,000 210.6 % 81.8 % 1.5 % 9.2 % 0.7 % 0.0 % 6.7 %
53,962,000
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Language ▲ Code # Peoples
Primary
Language		 # Unreached
Primary
Language		 Scripture
Status		 NT Text
Online		 NT Audio
Online		 Jesus Film
Online		 Audio
Recordings
Online		 Gospel
Tract
Online
Achang acn 1 0 Complete Bible
Akeu aeu 1 0 New Testament
Akha ahk 1 0 Complete Bible
Anong nun 1 0 Complete Bible
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Blang blr 1 1 New Testament
Burmese mya 5 5 Complete Bible
Chak ckh 1 1 Unspecified
Chakma ccp 1 1 New Testament
Chin, Anu-Hkongso anl 1 0 Bible Portions
Chin, Asho csh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Bawm bgr 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Bualkhaw cbl 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Daai dao 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Eastern Khumi cek 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Ekai cey 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Falam cfm 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Hakha cnh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Kaang ckn 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Khumi cnk 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Laitu clj 1 0 Translation Needed
Chin, Lautu clt 1 0 New Testament
Chin, Mara mrh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Matu hlt 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Muun mwq 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Ngawn cnw 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Paite pck 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Rawngtu weu 1 0 Translation Needed
Chin, Rungtu rtc 1 1 Translation Needed
Chin, Senthang sez 1 0 Unspecified
Chin, Siyin csy 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Songlai csj 1 0 Translation Needed
Chin, Sumtu csv 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Tawr tcp 1 0 Unspecified
Chin, Tedim ctd 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Thado tcz 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Thaiphum cth 1 0 Translation Needed
Chin, Uppu cnb 1 0 Translation Started
Chin, Zotung czt 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Zyphe zyp 1 0 New Testament
Chinese, Hakka hak 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 2 2 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Nan nan 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 1 Complete Bible
Danau dnu 1 1 Translation Started
Danu dnv 1 1 Translation Started
Drung duu 1 0 Unspecified
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Gangte gnb 1 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hmong Njua hnj 1 1 Complete Bible
Hrangkhol hra 1 0 Complete Bible
Intha int 1 1 Translation Needed
Jingpho kac 1 0 Complete Bible
Kadu zkd 1 0 Bible Portions
Kanan zkn 1 0 Translation Needed
Karen, Bwe bwe 1 0 Bible Portions
Karen, Geba kvq 1 0 Bible Portions
Karen, Geko ghk 1 0 Translation Needed
Karen, Mobwa jkm 1 0 Translation Needed
Karen, Paku jkp 1 0 Translation Needed
Karen, Pwo Eastern kjp 1 0 Complete Bible
Karen, Pwo Western pwo 1 0 Complete Bible
Karen, S'gaw ksw 1 0 Complete Bible
Kawyaw kxf 1 0 Translation Started
Kayah, Eastern eky 1 0 New Testament
Kayah, Western kyu 1 0 New Testament
Kayan pdu 1 0 Complete Bible
Kayaw kvl 1 0 Bible Portions
Khamti kht 1 1 Unspecified
Khun kkh 1 1 Bible Portions
Lacid lsi 1 0 Complete Bible
Lahu lhu 1 0 Complete Bible
Lahu Shi lhi 1 0 New Testament
Lao lao 1 1 Complete Bible
Lhao Vo mhx 1 0 Complete Bible
Lisu lis 2 0 Complete Bible
Lu khb 1 1 New Testament
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Malayalam mal 1 0 Complete Bible
Meitei mni 1 1 Complete Bible
Mizo lus 1 0 Complete Bible
Mok mqt 1 1 Translation Started
Moken mwt 1 1 New Testament
Mon mnw 1 1 Complete Bible
Mro-Khimi cmr 1 0 New Testament
Mru mro 1 1 New Testament
Muak Sa-aak ukk 1 0 Bible Portions
Naga, Akyaung Ari nqy 1 0 Translation Needed
Naga, Chen-Kayu nqq 1 0 Translation Needed
Naga, Jejara pzn 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Khiamniungan kix 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Kokak nxk 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Konyak nbe 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Lainong lzn 1 0 Bible Portions
Naga, Lao nlq 1 0 Translation Needed
Naga, Long Phuri lpn 1 0 Translation Needed
Naga, Makuri jmn 1 0 New Testament
Naga, Paungnyuan umn 1 0 Translation Started
Naga, Ponyo-Gongwang npg 1 0 Translation Needed
Naga, Tangkhul ntx 1 0 Complete Bible
Naga, Tangshang nst 1 0 Complete Bible
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Nusu nuf 1 0 Bible Portions
Odia ory 1 1 Complete Bible
Pa'o blk 1 1 New Testament
Palaung, Ruching pce 1 1 New Testament
Palaung, Rumai rbb 1 1 Bible Portions
Palaung, Shwe pll 1 1 Translation Started
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Pyen pyy 1 0 Bible Portions
Rakhine rki 4 4 Bible Portions
Ranglong rnl 1 0 New Testament
Rawang raw 1 0 Complete Bible
Riang Lai yin 1 0 Translation Needed
Riang Lang ril 1 1 Bible Portions
Rohingya rhg 1 1 Bible Portions
Samtao stu 1 0 Translation Started
Shan shn 2 2 Complete Bible
Tai Laing tjl 1 1 Translation Needed
Tai Loi tlq 1 1 Translation Started
Tai Nua tdd 1 1 Bible Portions
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Taungyo tco 1 1 Translation Started
Tavoyan tvn 1 1 Unspecified
Telugu tel 1 0 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Vaiphei vap 1 0 Complete Bible
Wa, Parauk prk 2 1 Complete Bible
Wa, Vo wbm 1 0 Complete Bible
Yinbaw kvu 1 0 Unspecified
Yintale kvy 1 1 Translation Started
Zaiwa atb 1 0 New Testament
Zayein kxk 1 0 Translation Needed
Zo zom 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 137 148 53   51 46 59 108 12

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ Percent
Buddhism
78.1 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 4.8 %)
8.1 %
Ethnic Religions
6.9 %
Hinduism
1.5 %
Islam
4.8 %
Non-Religious
0.6 %
Other / Small Religions
0.1 %
Unknown
0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ Percent
Anglican
1.7 %
Independent
15.4 %
Orthodox
0.0 %
Other Christian
0.4 %
Protestant
61.5 %
Roman Catholic
14.7 %
Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

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Myanmar (Burma) Statistics
People Groups 148
Unreached People Groups 53  (35.8%)
Population 53,962,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.9%
Population in Unreached 45,093,000  (83.6%)
Primary Religion Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent 8.1%
Percent Evangelical 4.8%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 922
Country Progress Level 4 ●
Urbanization 31%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code BM
Official Language(s) Burmese
Literacy Rate 93%
Estimated Illiterate Population 3,777,000
Persecution Ranking 19 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
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