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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Khmu of France

The Khmu of France, numbering approximately 1,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austroasiatic ethnic group originating in northern Laos but long established in southwest China and neighboring areas of Thailand and Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Khmu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Khmu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Khmu (kjg)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048522

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

77%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khmu
Language Family: Austroasiatic

70%
%
Khmu Speakers

Media Resources in Khmu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Khmu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Khmu bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Khmu 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 Khmu:
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 Khmu of France

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
readColossians 4:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be wise in the way they walk with the lost and manage their time and other resources in a way that honors God.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Khmu Across Countries (ROP3 - 114799) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
KhmuPG048522KhmuFrance1,500No Longer UnreachedKhmuEthnoreligion
KhmuPG043302KhmuUnited States9,400No Longer UnreachedKhmuEthnoreligion
Ou KhmuPG020913Ou KhmuLaos822,000No Longer UnreachedKhmuAnimism
KhmuPG011160KhmuVietnam73,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmuAnimism
KhmuPG010871KhmuThailand35,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhmuAnimism
KhmuPG007227KhmuChina1,900Unengaged and UnreachedKhmuAnimism

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

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