Tai People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Tai What is a People Cluster?

Population

8,580,000

0.5% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

Cluster Progress

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%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	A'ou	2,800	1	1	100.0 %	2,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Biao	133,000	1	1	100.0 %	133,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.5 %	1.0 %	3
	Cai	34,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Chadong	23,000	1	1	100.0 %	23,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Dong, Northern	588,000	1	1	100.0 %	588,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.4 %	0.3 %	12
	Dong, Southern	1,250,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,250,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.4 %	25
	Duoluo	2,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.5 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	E	6,900	1	1	100.0 %	6,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	En	300	1	1	100.0 %	300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Fuma	1,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.6 %	2.3 %	-1 -
	Hagei	3,100	1	1	100.0 %	3,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Han Tai	57,000	1	1	100.0 %	57,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.7 %	0.7 %	1
	Hongjin Tai	97,000	1	1	100.0 %	97,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.5 %	1.4 %	2
	Huayao Tai	91,000	1	1	100.0 %	91,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.3 %	0.3 %	2
	Lachi	18,000	2	2	100.0 %	18,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.6 %	0.0 %	2
	Lachi, White	2,300	1	1	100.0 %	2,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.1 %	1
	Lao Ngaew	36,000	1	1	100.0 %	36,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Lao Phuan	360,000	3	3	100.0 %	360,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.3 %	0.4 %	8
	Lao Song	37,000	1	1	100.0 %	37,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.9 %	1
	Maonan	106,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	5.8 %	-1 -
	Mo	14,000	1	1	100.0 %	14,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Mulao	227,000	1	1	100.0 %	227,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.8 %	0.8 %	5
	Mulao Jia	40,000	1	1	100.0 %	40,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Nyaw	102,000	2	2	100.0 %	102,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.8 %	0.0 %	3
	Paxi	1,500	1	1	100.0 %	1,500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Phu Thai	1,054,000	4	3	75.0 %	799,000	75.8 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.5 %	0.7 %	16
	Qabiao, Pubiao	1,300	2	2	100.0 %	1,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.0 %	2
	Saek	25,000	2	2	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	San Chay	257,000	2	2	100.0 %	257,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	5
	Tai Bueng	6,700	1	1	100.0 %	6,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tai Daeng	199,000	2	2	100.0 %	199,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.3 %	0.3 %	4
	Tai Dam	933,000	6	5	83.3 %	932,000	99.9 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.2 %	0.1 %	21
	Tai Do	4,300	2	2	100.0 %	4,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Tai Don, White Tai	481,000	4	4	100.0 %	481,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.7 %	0.2 %	11
	Tai Gapong	2,900	2	2	100.0 %	2,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Tai He	4,300	1	1	100.0 %	4,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tai Kaleun	13,000	2	1	50.0 %	9,000	72.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	1.5 %	1
	Tai Khun	139,000	3	3	100.0 %	139,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.0 %	5
	Tai Laan	700	1	1	100.0 %	700	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	1.7 %	1
	Tai Laing	116,000	1	1	100.0 %	116,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Tai Long	2,200	1	1	100.0 %	2,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tai Lue	1,109,000	6	6	100.0 %	1,109,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.4 %	0.3 %	24
	Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	718,000	4	4	100.0 %	718,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.2 %	15
	Tai Peung	500	1	1	100.0 %	500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tai Pong	118,000	1	1	100.0 %	118,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.2 %	2
	Tai Sam	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tai Thanh	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.1 %	1
	Tai Wang	20,000	1	1	100.0 %	20,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tai Ya	68,000	2	1	50.0 %	67,000	98.4 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.3 %	1.1 %	1
	Talu	15,000	1	1	100.0 %	15,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Tay Khang	300	1	1	100.0 %	300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tayten	500	1	1	100.0 %	500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Yong	14,000	1	1	100.0 %	14,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Yoy	20,000	2	2	100.0 %	20,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.3 %	2
Totals:	54 Peoples (across countries)	8,580,000	88	80	90.9 %	8,175,000	95.3 %	●	Ethnic Religions	0.7%	0.4%	203

* 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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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