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The Mien of Thailand

The Mien of Thailand, numbering approximately 46,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Pan Yao branch of the Yao ethnic group of southwestern China. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Iu Mien is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Thailand
People Cluster: Yao-Mien
Primary Language(s): Iu Mien (ium)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 46,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010890
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Pray for the Mien of Thailand

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

92%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iu Mien
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Iu Mien Speakers

Media Resources in Iu Mien:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Iu Mien:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1990 Thailand Bible Society ✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Iu Mien bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mien 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 Mien:
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 Mien of Thailand

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
readGenesis 32:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Iu Mien Across Countries (ROP3 - 104117) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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6 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Iu Mien PG011148 Iu Mien Vietnam 433,000 No Longer Unreached Iu Mien Polytheism
Iu Mien PG007208 Iu Mien China 182,000 Engaged yet Unreached Iu Mien Ethnoreligion
Mien PG010890 Mien Thailand 46,500 No Longer Unreached Iu Mien Ethnoreligion
Iu Mien PG043283 Iu Mien United States 39,000 No Longer Unreached Iu Mien Ethnoreligion
Iu Mien PG022372 Iu Mien Laos 32,500 Engaged yet Unreached Iu Mien Ethnoreligion
Iu Mien PG000166 Iu Mien France 2,300 No Longer Unreached Iu Mien Ethnoreligion

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