Khumi people

Khumi
Total population
c. 17,780
Regions with significant populations
In Myanmar the Khumis reside in southern Chin State, of the Paletwa District. In Bangladesh they reside in Bandarban District of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Myanmar14,000 (2024)
Bangladesh3,780 (2022)
Languages
Khumi language
Religion
Christianity Buddhism Animism

The Khumis are a community inhabiting in the Rakhine and Chin State of Myanmar and Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. They have a population of around 14,000 across western Myanmar. The Khumis are one of smallest ethnic groups in Bangladesh with a population of only 1214 according to the 1991 census (in the census of 1981 their population was recorded as 1258).