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The Thai-Khorat of Thailand

The Thai-Khorat of Thailand, numbering approximately 1,220,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Thailand. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Northeastern Thai is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Thai-Khorat

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Thailand
People Cluster: Thai
Primary Language(s): Northeastern Thai (tts)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 1,220,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043090
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Pray for the Thai-Khorat of Thailand

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

99%
%
Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northeastern Thai
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Thai, Northeastern Speakers

Media Resources in Northeastern Thai:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Northeastern Thai:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Thai-Khorat 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 Thai-Khorat:
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 Thai-Khorat of Thailand

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
readMatthew 18:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged as they remember that Jesus is with them when they gather in His name.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Thai, Khorat Across Countries (ROP3 - 115533) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Thai-KhoratPG043090Thai-KhoratThailand1,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedNortheastern ThaiTheravada Buddhism

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