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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mru Chin of Myanmar

The Mru Chin of Myanmar, numbering approximately 49,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are native to Bangladesh, Bandarban District. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Mru is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Kuki-Chin (Zo)
Primary Language(s): Mru (mro)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 49,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG009489
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

85%
%
Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mru
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Mru Speakers

Media Resources in Mru:

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Bible Resources in Mru:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mru Chin are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Mru Chin:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Mru Chin of Myanmar

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:20

As God's creation declares His glory, pray that multitudes who don't know Him will see the works of His hands and desire to know more about the Creator.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
readActs 17:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Mru Across Countries (ROP3 - 106847) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Mru ChinPG009489Mru ChinMyanmar49,000Engaged yet UnreachedMruTheravada Buddhism
MruPG001191MruBangladesh35,000No Longer UnreachedMruEthnoreligion

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