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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Hmong Daw of France

The Hmong Daw of France, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong diaspora people descended largely from refugees who fled Laos and Vietnam in the late twentieth century, maintaining a distinct Hmong Daw identity within the wider Hmong ethnic tradition. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Hmong Daw is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Hmong Daw (mww)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000163
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hmong Daw
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Hmong Daw Speakers

Media Resources in Hmong Daw:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hmong Daw:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hmong Daw 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 Hmong Daw:
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 Hmong Daw of France

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Hmong Daw Across Countries (ROP3 - 103844) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hmong DawPG049971Hmong DawChina1,865,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG046603Hmong DawMyanmar10,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG043686Hmong DawUnited States204,000No Longer UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG020900Hmong DawLaos294,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG011142Hmong DawVietnam1,330,000No Longer UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG000163Hmong DawFrance15,000No Longer UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion

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

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