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The Lahu of Myanmar

The Lahu of Myanmar, numbering approximately 200,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic hill tribe indigenous to the border area between China's Yunnan province and Myanmar's Shan state. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Lahu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Lahu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Lahu (lhu)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 200,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009463
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

48%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lahu
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Lahu Speakers

Media Resources in Lahu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lahu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1989 Thailand Bible Society✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lahu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lahu are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Lahu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Lahu of Myanmar

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
read1 Peter 2:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember every day that Jesus' death on the cross brings real healing and restoration to their souls and joyfully share this good news with others.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Lahu Across Countries (ROP3 - 105576) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
LahuPG011172LahuVietnam9,700No Longer UnreachedLahuAnimism
LahuPG010877LahuThailand82,000No Longer UnreachedLahuAnimism
LahuPG009463LahuMyanmar200,000No Longer UnreachedLahuProtestantism
LahuPG007238LahuChina593,000No Longer UnreachedLahuAnimism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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