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People group profile · PG000163

The Hmong Daw of France

The Hmong Daw of France, numbering about 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 are a diaspora people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Hmong Daw.

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Fast facts

Country
France
Population
15,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Miao / Hmong
Primary language
Hmong Daw (mww)
Primary religion
Chinese Folk Religion
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Marginally Reached People Group
Region
Western Europe, Europe

Where they live

Gospel status

The Hmong Daw are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Hmong Daw

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion

90% adherents

Primary language

Hmong Daw · Hmong-Mien family

100% speak Hmong Daw

Gospel resources in Hmong Daw

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Hmong Daw

  1. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  2. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  3. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  4. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.

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Hmong Daw in other countries

The same people (ROP3 103844) is reported in 5 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
Hmong DawChina1,860,000Engaged yet Unreached
Hmong DawVietnam1,330,000No Longer Unreached
Hmong DawLaos294,000Engaged yet Unreached
Hmong DawUnited States204,000No Longer Unreached
Hmong DawMyanmar10,000Engaged yet Unreached

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