Hmong people
𖬌𖬣𖬵 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 4–5 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| China | 2,777,039 (2000, estimate) |
| Vietnam | 1,393,547 (2019) |
| Laos | 595,028 (2015) |
| United States | 368,609 (2021) |
| Thailand | 250,070 (2015) |
| France | 15,000 |
| Cambodia | 3,700 (2004) |
| Australia | 3,438 (2011) |
| Myanmar | 2,000–3,000 (2007) |
| France (French Guiana) | 2,000 (2001) |
| Canada | 600 (1999) |
| Argentina | 600 (1999) |
| Languages | |
| Native: Hmong Regional: Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Lao, French, English, Burmese | |
| Religion | |
| Shamanism • Christianity • Buddhism | |
The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, CHV: Hmôngz, Nyiakeng Puachue: 𞄀𞄩𞄰, Pahawh Hmong: 𖬌𖬣𖬵, IPA: [m̥ɔ̃́], Chinese: 苗族蒙人) are an indigenous group in East Asia 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.