PeopleGroups Initiative

Southeast Asian Peoples

features People Group Strategic Needs

The following pie charts reflect real-time current status of people groups. Hover over the charts/graphs and click on the pop-up window links to learn more about a specific people group.

PG* (People Group) is the largest group through which the gospel can flow without encountering significant barriers of understanding and acceptance.

UPG* (Unreached People Group) is when the percentage of evangelical Christians in the people group is less than 2 percent.

UUPG* (Unengaged Unreached People Group) is Unreached plus there is no intentional church planting strategy being implemented.

People Group Highlights

Displaying 1-50 of 79 results.

PG Name	Country Of Birth	IMB Affinity Group	Affinity Bloc	Primary Religion	Population Total

Boloven	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	37,500
Yao	China	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	26,500
Malay	Malaysia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam	13,000
White Tai	Vietnam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	12,500
Black Tai	Vietnam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	10,000
Tai Lu	China	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	4,600
Pangasinan	Philippines	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Christianity	2,500
Thai, Isaan	Thailand	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	1,250
Tjam (Cham)	Cambodia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	1,100
Javanese	Indonesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam - Sunni	925
Bisaya, Sabah	Malaysia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam	800
Malay, Brunei	Brunei	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam - Sunni	700
Tay	Vietnam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	600
Aceh	Indonesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam - Sunni	385
Rakhine	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	350
Balinese	Indonesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Hinduism	150
Tokelauan	Tokelau	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity - Protestant	107
Mon	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	100
Brao	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	100
Rarotongan	New Zealand	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity - Protestant	80
Lamet	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	30
Thai	Thailand	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	172,000
Burmese, Bhama	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	94,000
Indonesian	Indonesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam	92,269
Khuen	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	3,100
Filipino, Tagalog	Philippines	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Christianity - Roman Catholic	2,940,000
Vietnamese	Vietnam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism - Mahayana	1,737,433
Lao	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	450,000
Cambodian, Khmer	Cambodia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	225,000
Hawaiian, Hawaii	United States	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	165,000
Filipino, Ilocano	Philippines	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Christianity - Roman Catholic	93,500
Chamorro	Micronesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity - Roman Catholic	92,500
Samoan, American	American Samoa	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	61,500
Guamian	Guam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	56,500
Iu Mien	Vietnam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Ethnic Religions	42,000
Fijian	Fiji	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity - Protestant	41,000
Filipino, Cebuano	Philippines	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Christianity - Roman Catholic	31,500
Tongan	Tonga	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	30,000
Polynesian		Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	860
Karen, Sgaw	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Christianity - Protestant	12,500
Khmu	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	9,100
Pampangan	Philippines	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Christianity - Roman Catholic	6,800
Micronesian	Micronesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity - Roman Catholic	5,900
Karen, Pwo	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	5,100
Jarai	Vietnam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Christianity - Protestant	4,500
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity - Protestant	4,052
Palau	United States	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	2,900
Midway Islanders	United States	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	2,600
Kachin, Jingpho	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Christianity - Protestant	2,600
Melanesian	Papua New Guinea	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	2,512