Hmong people
𖬌𖬣𖬵 | |
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A choropleth map for countries with over 500 Hmong residents | |
| Total population | |
| 13.3 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| China | 11 million (2020 Chinese census) |
| Laos | 595,028 (2015) |
| United States | 368,609 (2021) |
| Thailand | 125,000 (2016) |
| France | 15,000 |
| Australia | 3,438 (2011) |
| Myanmar | 3,000 (2010) |
| France (French Guiana) | 2,000 (2001) |
| Canada | 1,000 (2005) |
| Argentina | 600 (1999) |
| Germany | 500 |
| Languages | |
| Hmong, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Lao, English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Shamanism • Christianity • Buddhism | |
The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, CHV: Hmôngz, Nyiakeng Puachue: 𞄀𞄩𞄰, Pahawh Hmong: 𖬌𖬣𖬵, IPA: [m̥ɔ̃́], Chinese: 苗族) are an ethnic group from East and Southeast Asia. In China, the Hmong people are classified as a sub-group of the Miao people. The modern Hmong reside mainly in Southwestern China and Mainland Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. There are also diaspora communities in the United States, Australia, France, and South America.