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.

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
- JESUS (Hmong Daw)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hmong Daw
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Hmong Daw in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103844) is reported in 5 other countries.
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