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People group profile · PG011135

The Halang of Vietnam

The Halang of Vietnam, numbering about 16,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Vietnam.

They are an indigenous people in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Halang.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Halang people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Halang

Fast facts

Country
Vietnam
Population
16,500
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Mon-Khmer
Primary language
Halang (hal)
Primary religion
Animism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
20% or Greater but Less than 30%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Halang are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

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

Next steps for the Halang

  • 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

Animism · Ethnoreligion

85% adherents

Primary language

Halang · Austroasiatic family

76% speak Halang

Gospel resources in Halang

  • Bible available, published 1984
  • 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 Halang

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

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Halang in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
SalangLaos1,000Unengaged and Unreached

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