Thailand

Country: Thailand

Number of People Groups

113

People Groups Unreached

78 (69.0%)

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

69,598,000

Population in Unreached

61,428,000 (88.3%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (84.8%)

% 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	17,777,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	69.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Anglo-New Zealander	700	3,409,000		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	79,350,000		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	44,247,000		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	57,701,000		Chinese, Min Nan	Buddhism	4 ●	4.00 %	2.66 %	-1 -
Hindi	23,000	1,557,000		Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	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	80,715,000		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	60,000	3,727,000		Lao	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	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	2,232,000		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	1,870,000		Rohingya	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Saek	21,000	25,000	●	Saek	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	1,548,000		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	2,800,000		Tamil	Hinduism	2 ●	10.50 %	0.50 %	-1 -
Thai	20,508,000	21,380,000	●	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.27 %	410
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	15,621,000	●	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	1,929,000		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: 113	69,598,000					78 ●	1.26 %	0.63 %	1,270
Unclassified / Other Individuals	28,000
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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Provinces ▲	Estimated Population
Amnat Charoen	393,000
Ang Thong	291,000
Bangkok Metropolis	5,884,000
Bueng Kan	439,000
Buri Ram	1,653,000
Chachoengsao	741,000
Chai Nat	340,000
Chaiyaphum	1,181,000
Chanthaburi	556,000
Chiang Mai	1,828,000
Chiang Rai	1,339,000
Chon Buri	1,591,000
Chumphon	530,000
Kalasin	1,021,000
Kamphaeng Phet	755,000
Kanchanaburi	926,000
Khon Kaen	1,872,000
Krabi	491,000
Lampang	770,000
Lamphun	421,000
Loei	666,000
Lop Buri	787,000
Mae Hong Son	293,000
Maha Sarakham	998,000
Mukdahan	365,000
Nakhon Nayok	269,000
Nakhon Pathom	745,000
Nakhon Phanom	745,000
Nakhon Ratchasima	2,743,000
Nakhon Sawan	1,103,000
Nakhon Si Thammarat	1,617,000
Nan	496,000
Narathiwat	831,000
Nong Bua Lam Phu	531,000
Nong Khai	541,000
Nonthaburi	1,291,000
Pathum Thani	1,188,000
Pattani	744,000
Phangnga	278,000
Phatthalung	544,000
Phayao	492,000
Phetchabun	1,031,000
Phetchaburi	502,000
Phichit	559,000
Phitsanulok	899,000
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	847,000
Phrae	461,000
Phuket	425,000
Prachin Buri	510,000
Prachuap Khiri Khan	569,000
Ranong	199,000
Ratchaburi	906,000
Rayong	749,000
Roi Et	1,355,000
Sa Kaeo	585,000
Sakon Nakhon	1,194,000
Samut Prakan	1,375,000
Samut Sakhon	201,000
Samut Songkhram	201,000
Saraburi	669,000
Satun	334,000
Si Sa Ket	1,527,000
Sing Buri	217,000
Songkhla	1,485,000
Sukhothai	619,000
Suphan Buri	880,000
Surat Thani	1,103,000
Surin	1,449,000
Tak	679,000
Trang	666,000
Trat	238,000
Ubon Ratchathani	1,943,000
Udon Thani	1,645,000
Uthai Thani	341,000
Uttaradit	472,000
Yala	551,000
Yasothon	559,000
Provinces: 77	68,234,000
UN Country Population	69,626,000

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	284,199,000	408.3 %	97.3 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.4 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	758,319,000	1,089.6 %	70.6 %	24.5 %	1.7 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	204,211,000	293.4 %	93.4 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	3.4 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	113,627,000	163.3 %	81.8 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.7 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	69,598,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

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Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples?

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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
Hindi	hin	1	1	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
Lao	lao	1	1	5 Complete Bible	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
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:	91	113	78		35	38	49	76	14

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	84.8 %
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	34.7 %
Roman Catholic	28.3 %

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

Thailand Statistics
People Groups	113
Unreached People Groups	78 (69.0%)
Population	69,598,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	0.2%
Population in Unreached	61,428,000 (88.3%)
Primary Religion	Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent	1.3%
Percent Evangelical	0.6%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	3.6%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	1,270
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	3,480,000
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
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