Thailand

Country: Thailand

Number of People Groups

112

People Groups Unreached

77 (68.8%)

Progress Level

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%

Total
Population

69,565,000

Population in Unreached

61,395,000 (88.3%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (84.9%)

% Christian Adherent

1.3%

% Evangelical

0.63%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.6%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Aheu Luang	1,600	2,200	●	Aheu	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Akeu	400	16,000		Akeu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	8.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Akha	59,000	674,000		Akha	Christianity	3 ●	90.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Americans, U.S.	21,000	191,659,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	78.00 %	28.00 %	-1 -
Anglo-Australian	2,200	18,777,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	69.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Anglo-New Zealander	700	3,509,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	54.00 %	18.00 %	-1 -
Bisu	700	700	●	Bisu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.00 %	1
British	44,000	53,604,000		English	Christianity	4 ●	59.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Bru, Eastern	25,000	114,000		Bru, Eastern	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	1
Bru, Western	24,000	108,000	●	Bru, Western	Buddhism	4 ●	8.00 %	6.00 %	-1 -
Bulang	1,400	122,000	●	Blang	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.40 %	1
Burmese	206,000	31,910,000		Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	4
Cham, Western	4,600	303,000		Cham, Western	Islam	0 ☀	0.05 %	0.00 %	1
Chong	2,000	3,600	●	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.00 %	1
Dawei, Tavoyan	500	455,000		Tavoyan	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Deaf	348,000	46,968,000	●	Thai Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	7
Eurasian	57,000	1,727,000		English	Christianity	4 ●	55.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
French	4,200	50,163,000		French	Christianity	3 ●	61.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Cantonese	40,000	79,348,000		Chinese, Yue	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	1
Han Chinese, Hainanese	8,200	6,635,000		Chinese, Min Nan	Buddhism	4 ●	6.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Hakka	79,000	44,243,000		Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	2
Han Chinese, Min Bei	14,000	3,503,000		Chinese, Min Bei	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	1
Han Chinese, Min Nan	1,497,000	57,683,000		Chinese, Min Nan	Buddhism	4 ●	4.00 %	2.66 %	-1 -
Hmong Daw	36,000	2,070,000	●	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Hmong Njua	67,000	757,000	●	Hmong Njua	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	3.03 %	-1 -
Huay	600	600	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hui	76,000	14,063,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Iu Mien	45,000	1,676,000		Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.35 %	1
Japanese	14,000	124,370,000		Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	1
Jehai	200	1,700		Jehai	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -
Jew, Thai Speaking	200	200	●	Thai	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Karen, Bghai	2,200	26,000		Karen, Bwe	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	17.00 %	-1 -
Karen, Eastern Kayah	19,000	28,000	●	Kayah, Eastern	Buddhism	4 ●	18.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Karen, Kayah	22,000	182,000		Kayah, Western	Buddhism	2 ●	28.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Karen, Pwo Eastern	56,000	1,217,000	●	Karen, Pwo Eastern	Buddhism	4 ●	35.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Karen, Pwo Northern	84,000	84,000	●	Karen, Pwo Northern	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	12.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Karen, Pwo Rachaburi	6,300	6,300	●	Karen, Phrae Pwo	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Karen, S'gaw	210,000	2,147,000	●	Karen, S'gaw	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	36.00 %	17.83 %	-1 -
Kayan, Padaung	2,800	147,000		Kayan	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	25.00 %	1.50 %	-1 -
Kensiu	300	600	●	Kensiu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khmer	65,000	16,278,000		Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.60 %	1
Khmer, Northern	1,455,000	1,455,000	●	Khmer, Northern	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.33 %	29
Khmu	15,000	826,000	●	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.30 %	2.00 %	1
Kintaq	100	200		Kintaq	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.90 %	0.00 %	1
Korean	7,300	80,716,000		Korean	Buddhism	5 ●	24.00 %	16.00 %	-1 -
Kui	420,000	501,000	●	Kuay	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.41 %	8
Lahu Na	32,000	584,000		Lahu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	30.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -
Lahu Nyi	3,200	3,200		Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	1
Lahu Shi	16,000	215,000		Lahu Shi	Buddhism	2 ●	20.00 %	1.80 %	-1 -
Lamet	200	23,000		Rmeet	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lao Ga	2,100	2,100	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lao Krang	58,000	58,000	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lao Lom	29,000	29,000	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lao Ngaew	35,000	35,000	●	Thai	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lao Phuan	208,000	355,000	●	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	4
Lao Song	36,000	36,000	●	Thai Song	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	1
Lao Ti	200	200	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lao Wieng	57,000	57,000	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.60 %	1
Lawa, Eastern	8,300	8,300	●	Lawa, Eastern	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	0.20 %	1
Lawa, Western	8,800	8,800	●	Lawa, Western	Buddhism	2 ●	16.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Lisu	42,000	1,313,000		Lisu	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	40.00 %	34.00 %	-1 -
Lua	7,000	7,000	●	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.67 %	1
Mal	4,900	41,000	●	Mal	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Malay, Kedah	1,000	1,000		Malay, Kedah	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Malay, Pattani	1,759,000	1,759,000	●	Malay, Pattani	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	35
Mlabri	400	1,000	●	Mlabri	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.00 %	1
Mok	700	4,700	●	Mok	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	1.40 %	1
Moken, Salon	2,100	6,700	●	Moken	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.04 %	1
Moklen	4,400	4,400	●	Moklen	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.20 %	1.00 %	1
Mon	120,000	1,255,000	●	Mon	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.03 %	2
Mpi	1,500	1,500	●	Mpi	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nyahkur	1,600	1,600	●	Nyahkur	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nyaw	81,000	98,000	●	Nyaw	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	2
Nyeu, Yeu	200	200	●	Nyeu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pa-O	800	859,000	●	Pa'o	Buddhism	2 ●	25.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Palaung, Pale	6,200	308,000	●	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	1
Phu Thai	490,000	1,012,000	●	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.10 %	10
Prai	20,000	49,000	●	Prai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	1
Punjabi	62,000	2,080,000		Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Puoc	3,600	38,000		Puoc	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	15.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Rohingya	4,100	1,819,000		Rohingya	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Saek	21,000	25,000	●	Saek	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Samtao	100	15,000		Samtao	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sinhalese	72,000	420,000		Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	1
So	73,000	157,000	●	So	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking	35,000	1,474,000		Bengali	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	1
Tai Bueng	6,500	6,500	●	Thai	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Dam	800	906,000		Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.90 %	1
Tai Gapong	2,200	2,700	●	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Kaleun	8,700	12,000	●	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Khun	7,000	137,000		Khun	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.14 %	1
Tai Lue	91,000	1,098,000		Lu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	2
Tai Man, Shan	99,000	4,599,000	●	Shan	Buddhism	1 ●	0.36 %	0.36 %	2
Tai Wang	8,700	8,700	●	Thai, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tai Ya	1,000	68,000		Tai Ya	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	70.00 %	-1 -
Tamil (Hindu traditions)	35,000	2,707,000		Tamil	Hinduism	2 ●	10.50 %	0.50 %	-1 -
Thai	20,558,000	21,399,000	●	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.27 %	411
Thai Islam	3,896,000	3,896,000	●	Thai	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	78
Thai, Isan	18,213,000	18,333,000	●	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.27 %	364
Thai, Khorat	11,000	11,000	●	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	1
Thai, Northern	7,342,000	7,379,000	●	Thai, Northern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.27 %	147
Thai, Southern	5,087,000	5,091,000	●	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.25 %	102
Thai, Tak Bai	22,000	26,000	●	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Thai-Chinese	5,669,000	15,618,000	●	Thai	Buddhism	4 ●	4.00 %	2.66 %	-1 -
Tonga	400	500	●	Ten'edn	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	1
Ugong	500	500	●	Ugong	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	0.00 %	1
Urak Lawoi	3,100	3,100	●	Urak Lawoi'	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	1
Urdu	7,200	1,860,000		Urdu	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	1
Vietnamese	122,000	84,659,000		Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	-1 -
Wa	6,900	846,000		Wa, Parauk	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	30.00 %	15.00 %	-1 -
Yong	14,000	14,000	●	Yong	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yoy	7,900	20,000	●	Yoy	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.50 %	1
Totals: 112	69,565,000					77 ●	1.26 %	0.63 %	1,270
Unclassified / Other Individuals	61,000
UN Country Population (2019)	69,626,000

Other minor groups: 3

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Han Chinese, Min Dong	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Chinese, Min Dong	Ethnic Religions
Tai Nua	1 ●	100	Tai Nua	Buddhism
Turk	1 ●	200	Turkish	Islam
Totals: 3

For more information see the Joshua Project Small 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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State ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Peoples	Population in Unreached	% Population Unreached	Districts
Country:	69,565,000	112	77	68.8 %	61,395,000	88.3 %	0

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	289,167,000	415.7 %	97.4 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	753,926,000	1,083.8 %	70.9 %	24.0 %	1.7 %	0.2 %	2.5 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	200,921,000	288.8 %	94.4 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	2.8 %	2.3 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	116,285,000	167.2 %	81.8 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	69,565,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

South Asia Communities / Castes: An Overview

A History of South Asia People Group Lists

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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
Aheu	thm	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Akeu	aeu	1	0	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Akha	ahk	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Bengali	ben	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Bisu	bzi	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Blang	blr	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bru, Eastern	bru	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Bru, Western	brv	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Burmese	mya	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Cham, Western	cja	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chinese, Hakka	hak	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese, Min Bei	mnp	1	1	4 New Testament	1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chinese, Min Nan	nan	2	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Chinese, Yue	yue	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Chong	cog	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
English	eng	5	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
French	fra	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Hmong Daw	mww	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Hmong Njua	hnj	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	-1	1	-1
Iu Mien	ium	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Japanese	jpn	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Jehai	jhi	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Karen, Bwe	bwe	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Karen, Phrae Pwo	kjt	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Karen, Pwo Eastern	kjp	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Karen, Pwo Northern	pww	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Karen, S'gaw	ksw	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kayah, Eastern	eky	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kayah, Western	kyu	1	0	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Kayan	pdu	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Kensiu	kns	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khmer	khm	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Khmer, Northern	kxm	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Khmu	kjg	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Khun	kkh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kintaq	knq	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Korean	kor	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Kuay	kdt	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Lahu	lhu	2	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Lahu Shi	lhi	1	0	4 New Testament	1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lawa, Eastern	lwl	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lawa, Western	lcp	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lisu	lis	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Lu	khb	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Mal	mlf	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Malay, Kedah	meo	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Malay, Pattani	mfa	1	1	4 New Testament	1	-1	1	1	-1
Mlabri	mra	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Mok	mqt	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Moken	mwt	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Moklen	mkm	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Mon	mnw	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Mpi	mpz	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nyahkur	cbn	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nyaw	nyw	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nyeu	nyl	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Pa'o	blk	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Palaung, Ruching	pce	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Phu Thai	pht	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Phuan	phu	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Prai	prt	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Punjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Puoc	puo	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Rmeet	lbn	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Rohingya	rhg	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Saek	skb	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Samtao	stu	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Shan	shn	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Sinhala	sin	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
So	sss	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tai Dam	blt	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Tai Ya	cuu	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tamil	tam	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Tavoyan	tvn	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ten'edn	tnz	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Thai	tha	7	6	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Thai Sign Language	tsq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Thai Song	soa	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Thai, Northeastern	tts	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Thai, Northern	nod	2	2	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Thai, Southern	sou	2	2	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Ugong	ugo	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Unknown	xxx	8	8	Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Urak Lawoi'	urk	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	-1	1	-1
Urdu	urd	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Vietnamese	vie	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Wa, Parauk	prk	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Yong	yno	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Yoy	yoy	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Totals:	90	112	77		33	36	47	74	12

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	84.9 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.6 %)	1.3 %
Ethnic Religions	3.0 %
Hinduism	0.1 %
Islam	8.5 %
Non-Religious	2.1 %
Other / Small Religions	0.2 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	4.4 %
Independent	11.5 %
Orthodox	0.5 %
Other Christian	2.2 %
Protestant	34.8 %
Roman Catholic	28.4 %

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.

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Thailand. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Thailand
Christian ministry in Thailand
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Ministry Listing
Below is a partial list of ministries that may work in Thailand or Asia, Southeast. The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. This data is from circa 2006-2008 and is not being maintained by Joshua Project. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

In Thailand ▲	Size
Act Beyond	Medium
AMG International	Large
Bethany International Ministries	Medium
Bright Hope International	Medium
Calvary International	Medium
Cedar Fund	Small
Childcare Worldwide	Medium
Christ Mandate for Missions	Medium
Christian Aid Mission	Large
Christian Blind Mission International	Small
Christian Ministries International	Small
Christians in Action Missions International	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
CMF International	Medium
Compassion International	Large
Converge	Medium
Eastern Mennonite Missions	Medium
Evangelical Covenant Church	Medium
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Medium
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Medium
Ezekiel Rain
Far East Broadcasting Company	Medium
Food for the Hungry	Medium
Foursquare Missions International	Medium
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Global Fellowship	Medium
Global InterAction	Medium
Global Partners / Wesleyan World Missions	Medium
Globe International	Medium
Good News Productions	Medium
Harvest Foundation	Small
Iris Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Missionary Ventures International	Medium
New Life Advance International	Small
OMF International (Overseas Missionary Fellowship)	Large
Perimeter Church Global Outreach	Small
Presbyterian Mission International	Small
Ripe for Harvest Incorporated	Medium
Rosedale Mennonite Missions	Medium
Seed International	Small
Servant Partners	Medium
Sowers International	Small
Team Expansion	Medium
TEAR Australia	Medium
TEAR Fund New Zealand	Small
TearFund UK	Large
Tentmakers International	Small
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, World Missions	Small
World Baptist Fellowship Mission Agency	Medium
World Concern	Large
World Concern	Medium
World Missions Far Corners Incorporated	Large
World Partners USA	Medium
World-Wide Missions	Medium

In Asia, Southeast ▲	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Advancing Renewal Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Asia Evangelistic Fellowship International	Medium
Asian Outreach, U.S.A.	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
BMS World Mission	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Canadian Baptist International Ministries	Medium
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Christian and Missionary Alliance	Large
Christian Brethren Assemblies	Large
Church Mission Society	Medium
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church Resource Ministries	Medium
CLC International	Medium
Commission to Every Nation	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Elim Fellowship	Medium
EQUIP Foundation	Small
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches	Small
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Frontiers	Medium
Galcom International	Small
Global Recordings Network	Medium
Global Year	Small
GO International	Small
Go Ye Fellowship	Medium
Gospel Fellowship Association	Medium
Gospel Furthering Fellowship	Small
InterAct - Evangeliska Frikyrkan	Medium
InterComm	Small
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students	Large
International Street Kids Outreach Ministries	Medium
Interserve	Medium
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship	Medium
Lifewords (Scripture Gift Mission)	Medium
Literacy and Evangelism International	Small
Mailbox Club International	Small
Mennonite Mission Network	Medium
Mission Aviation Fellowship	Medium
Mission Ministries	Medium
Navigators, International Missions Group	Medium
New Mission Systems International	Medium
OC International	Medium
Open Air Campaigners (OAC)	Medium
Open Doors International	Medium
Operation Mobilization	Large
Partners in Asian Missions	Medium
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada	Medium
Pioneers	Medium
Reformed Baptist Mission Services	Small
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission)	Medium
Tearfund	Medium
The Leprosy Mission	Medium
Trans World Radio	Medium
UFM Worldwide	Medium
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
World Harvest Now, Incorporated	Small
World Horizons	Medium
World Team	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Wycliffe Bible Translators	Large
Young Life	Medium
Youth for Christ International	Large
Youth with a Mission	Large

Thailand Statistics
People Groups	112
Unreached People Groups	77 (68.8%)
Population	69,565,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	0.2%
Population in Unreached	61,395,000 (88.3%)
Pioneer Workers Needed *	1,270
Primary Religion	Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent	1.3%
Percent Evangelical	0.6%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	3.6%
Country Progress Level	1 ●
Urbanization	50%
Continent	Asia
Region	Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	TH
Official Language(s)	Thai
Literacy Rate	95%
Estimated Illiterate Population	3,478,000
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked

Thailand Prayer Cards
	Thailand prayer cards. All Unreached

Thailand Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
World Factbook
Ethnologue Language Listing
National Bible Society
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report

Thailand Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection

Thailand Videos
Thailand Prayercast Video

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group. Some workers may already be onsite. The country estimate is a summation of the unreached people group estimates. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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