Country: Vietnam

Number of People Groups

119

People Groups Unreached

68 (57.1%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

98,717,000

Population in Unreached

9,086,000 (9.2%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

10.21%

% Evangelical

2.16%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.6%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Akha 23,000 683,000 Akha Ethnic Religions 5.00 % 0.30 % 1
 Alu 3,900 15,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions 0.19 % 0.00 % 1
 Arem 100 900 Arem Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bahnar 294,000 294,000 Bahnar Ethnic Religions 16.00 % 13.65 % -
Bih 500 500 Rade Christianity 80.00 % 33.00 % -
 Bouyei 69,000 3,372,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions 0.50 % 0.01 % 1
 Brao 500 40,000 Brao Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 0.10 % -
 British 4,400 53,969,000 English Christianity 61.00 % 8.00 % -
 Bru, Eastern 68,000 118,000 Bru, Eastern Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 7.07 % -
 Cham, Eastern 134,000 135,000 Cham, Eastern Hinduism 5.00 % 0.40 % 3
 Cham, Western 48,000 328,000 Cham, Western Islam 0.02 % 0.00 % 1
 Chinese, general 883,000 15,879,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 7.00 % 5.70 % -
 Chrau 30,000 30,000 Chrau Ethnic Religions 45.00 % 19.00 % -
 Churu 24,000 24,000 Chru Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 32.00 % -
 Chut 7,700 8,100 Chut Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Coong 2,800 2,800 Coong Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Cua 41,000 41,000 Cua Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 2.30 % -
 Deaf 741,000 49,661,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism 9.43 % -
En 300 300 En Ethnic Religions 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Eurasian 486,000 1,743,000 French Christianity 59.00 % 2.00 % -
 French 5,800 50,509,000 French Christianity 63.00 % 1.00 % -
Gelao, Green 2,000 2,000 Gelao, Green Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gelao, Red 200 200 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gelao, White 200 200 Duoluo Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Halang 17,000 24,000 Halang Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 6.62 % -
  Totals:  119 98,717,000         68 10.21 % 2.16 % 221 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 142,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 98,859,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
An Giang 2,461,000
Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu 1,141,000
Bắc Giang 1,785,000
Bắc Kạn 338,000
Bạc Liêu 982,000
Bắc Ninh 1,175,000
Bến Tre 1,440,000
Bình Dương 1,701,000
Bình Phước 1,004,000
Bình Thuận 1,341,000
Bình Định 1,705,000
Cà Mau 1,382,000
Cần Thơ 1,362,000
Cao Bằng 586,000
Gia Lai 1,460,000
Hà Giang 868,000
Hà Nam 901,000
Hà Nội 7,398,000
Hà Tĩnh 1,409,000
Hải Dương 1,954,000
Hải Phòng 2,107,000
Hậu Giang 1,117,000
Hồ Chí Minh 8,171,000
Hoà Bình 903,000
Hưng Yên 1,295,000
Khánh Hòa 1,327,000
Kiên Giang 1,931,000
Kon Tum 493,000
Lai Châu 424,000
Lâm Đồng 1,362,000
Lạng Sơn 840,000
Lào Cai 703,000
Long An 1,648,000
Nam Định 2,095,000
Nghệ An 3,342,000
Ninh Bình 1,030,000
Ninh Thuận 647,000
Phú Thọ 1,507,000
Phú Yên 989,000
Quảng Bình 972,000
Quảng Nam 1,629,000
Quảng Ngãi 1,396,000
Quảng Ninh 1,312,000
Quảng Trị 686,000
Sóc Trăng 1,479,000
Sơn La 1,240,000
Tây Ninh 1,223,000
Thái Bình 2,043,000
Thái Nguyên 1,291,000
Thanh Hóa 3,900,000
Thừa Thiên Huế 1,248,000
Tiền Giang 1,916,000
Trà Vinh 1,148,000
Tuyên Quang 832,000
Vĩnh Long 1,179,000
Vĩnh Phúc 1,148,000
Yên Bái 850,000
Đà Nẵng 1,018,000
Đắk Lắk 1,982,000
Đắk Nông 561,000
Điện Biên 563,000
Đồng Nai 2,848,000
Đồng Tháp 1,910,000
Provinces:  63 98,698,000
UN Country Population 98,859,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Akha ahk 1 1 Complete Bible
Arem aem 1 1 Unspecified
Bahnar bdq 1 0 Complete Bible
Bouyei pcc 1 1 Bible Portions
Brao brb 1 0 Bible Portions
Bru, Eastern bru 1 0 Complete Bible
Cao Lan mlc 1 0 Bible Portions
Cham, Eastern cjm 1 1 New Testament
Cham, Western cja 1 1 New Testament
Chinese, Hakka hak 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 2 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 3 2 Complete Bible
Chrau crw 1 0 New Testament
Chru cje 1 0 New Testament
Chut scb 1 1 Unspecified
Coong cnc 1 1 Translation Needed
Cua cua 1 0 Bible Portions
Duoluo giw 1 1 Unspecified
En enc 1 1 Translation Needed
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 2 0 Complete Bible
Gelao, Green giq 1 1 Unspecified
Halang hal 1 0 Bible Portions
Halang Doan hld 1 0 Unspecified
Hani hni 1 1 Bible Portions
Hanoi Sign Language hab 1 0 Bible Portions
Haroi hro 1 1 Bible Portions
Hmong Daw mww 1 0 Complete Bible
Hmong Do hmv 1 0 Translation Needed
Hmong Don hmf 1 0 Translation Needed
Hmong Njua hnj 1 0 Complete Bible
Hre hre 1 0 Complete Bible
Hung hnu 1 1 Unspecified
Indonesian ind 1 1 Complete Bible
Iu Mien ium 1 0 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Jarai jra 1 0 Complete Bible
Jeh jeh 1 0 New Testament
Katu, Eastern ktv 1 1 New Testament
Katua kta 1 0 Unspecified
Kayong kxy 1 0 Translation Started
Khang kjm 1 1 Unspecified
Khao xao 1 0 Translation Needed
Khmer khm 1 1 Complete Bible
Khmu kjg 1 1 Bible Portions
Khua xhv 1 1 Translation Needed
Kim Mun mji 1 1 Unspecified
Koho kpm 1 0 Complete Bible
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kucong lkc 1 1 Translation Needed
Lachi lbt 1 1 Translation Needed
Lachi, White lwh 1 1 Unspecified
Laghuu lgh 1 1 Translation Needed
Laha lha 1 1 Unspecified
Lahu lhu 1 1 Complete Bible
Lao lao 1 1 Complete Bible
Lu khb 1 1 New Testament
Maa cma 1 0 Translation Needed
Maleng pkt 1 1 Translation Needed
Mang zng 1 1 Unspecified
Mantsi nty 1 1 Unspecified
Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster cqd 2 1 Complete Bible
Mnong, Central cmo 1 0 Complete Bible
Mnong, Eastern mng 1 0 Bible Portions
Mnong, Southern mnn 1 0 Unspecified
Monom moo 1 0 Unspecified
Muong mtq 1 1 New Testament
Na-Meo neo 1 1 Translation Needed
Nguon nuo 1 1 Translation Needed
Nisu, Eastern nos 1 1 Translation Needed
Nung nut 1 1 New Testament
O'du tyh 1 1 Unspecified
Pa Di pdi 1 1 Translation Needed
Pa-Hng pha 1 1 Unspecified
Pacoh pac 1 1 Unspecified
Phu Thai pht 1 0 Translation Started
Phula phh 1 1 Translation Needed
Phuong phg 1 0 Translation Needed
Puoc puo 1 1 Translation Needed
Qabiao laq 1 1 Translation Needed
Rade rad 2 0 Complete Bible
Rengao ren 1 0 Bible Portions
Roglai, Cacgia roc 1 0 Unspecified
Roglai, Northern rog 1 0 Bible Portions
Roglai, Southern rgs 1 0 Unspecified
Romam rmx 1 1 Translation Needed
Sedang sed 1 0 Bible Portions
Sila slt 1 1 Translation Started
Sinicized Miao hmz 1 0 Bible Portions
Stieng, Budeh stt 1 0 New Testament
Stieng, Bulo sti 1 0 Bible Portions
Ta'oih, Upper tth 1 1 Bible Portions
Tai Daeng tyr 1 1 Translation Started
Tai Dam blt 1 1 New Testament
Tai Don twh 1 1 Bible Portions
Tai Nua tdd 1 1 Bible Portions
Tai Pao tpo 1 1 Translation Started
Tai Thanh tmm 1 1 Unspecified
Tai Yo tyj 1 1 Translation Needed
Takua tkz 1 0 Translation Needed
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Tay tyz 1 1 Complete Bible
Tay Sa Pa tys 1 1 Translation Needed
Tay Tac tyt 1 1 Translation Needed
Tho tou 1 1 Unspecified
Thu Lao tyl 1 1 Translation Needed
Todrah tdr 1 0 Translation Needed
Trieng stg 1 1 Unspecified
Ts'un-Lao tsl 1 1 Translation Needed
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Zhuang, Yang zyg 1 1 Unspecified
Zhuang, Yongnan zyn 1 1 Bible Portions
Zhuang, Zuojiang zzj 1 1 Translation Needed
Totals: 113 119 68   32 27 39 72 10
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  • Church planting agencies in Vietnam
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  • Christian literature distribution
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  • Short term Christian missions
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  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
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  • Relief and development agencies
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  • Christian medical outreaches

Vietnam Statistics
People Groups 119
Unreached People Groups 68  (57.1%)
Population 98,717,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.0%
Population in Unreached 9,086,000  (9.2%)
Primary Religion Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent 10.2%
Percent Evangelical 2.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.6%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 221
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 36%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code VM
Official Language(s) Vietnamese
Literacy Rate 94%
Estimated Illiterate Population 5,923,000
Persecution Ranking 35 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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