• PEOPLE NAME: THAI OF MYANMAR

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Thai

Language: Thai - (tha)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Theravada

Country: Myanmar

Also found in: Australia; Cambodia; Canada; France; Germany; Malaysia; Singapore; Thailand; United States

Population: 44,500

Global Population: 23,217,400


PEID: 22044

ROP: 101940

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Thai of Myanmar, numbering 44,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Thai people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 23,217,400 in 10 countries. Their primary language is Thai. The primary religion practiced by the Thai is Theravada Buddhism, the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism.


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