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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Achang of Myanmar

The Achang of Myanmar, numbering approximately 40,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of China. They mostly adhere to Polytheism and Achang is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Achang (acn)
Primary Religion(s): Polytheism
Population: 40,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009475
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Pray for the Achang of Myanmar

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Polytheism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Polytheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Achang
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

70%
%
Achang Speakers

Media Resources in Achang:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Achang:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
United Bible Societies, 2004✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Achang bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Achang 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 Achang:
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 Achang of Myanmar

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
readJohn 10:27

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hear God's voice and will have the great assurance that no one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Achang Across Countries (ROP3 - 100038) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AchangPG009475AchangMyanmar40,500No Longer UnreachedAchangPolytheism
AchangPG006653AchangChina38,500No Longer UnreachedAchangTheravada Buddhism

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

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