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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Khmer of United Kingdom

The Khmer of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 1,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Austroasiatic ethnic group indigenous to Cambodia. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Khmer is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Khmer (khm)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 1,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048521
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

90%
%
Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khmer
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Khmer Speakers

Media Resources in Khmer:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Khmer:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Khmer Standard Version✓✓
Old Version✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Khmer bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Khmer:
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Pray specifically for the Khmer of United Kingdom

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
readPhilippians 2:5-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will imitate His humility in all they do.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Khmer Across Countries (ROP3 - 104946) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CambodianPG020249CambodianAustralia25,500Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
Cambodian KhmerPG043301Cambodian KhmerUnited States197,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
Central KhmerPG010834Central KhmerThailand63,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
KhmerPG000170KhmerFrance72,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
KhmerPG020438KhmerCambodia15,840,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
KhmerPG020907KhmerLaos5,800Unengaged and UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
KhmerPG043422KhmerCanada22,500Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
KhmerPG048520KhmerGermany13,000Unengaged and UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
KhmerPG048521KhmerUnited Kingdom1,300Unengaged and UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
Khmer KromPG046652Khmer KromVietnam1,385,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism

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

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