Hmong people
ethnic group in Southwest China and Southeast Asia
Key facts
- 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
- Australia
- 3,438 (2011)
- Myanmar
- 3,000 (2010)
- France french guiana
- 2,000 (2001)
- Canada
- 1,000 (2005)
- Argentina
- 600 (1999)
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The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, CHV: Hmôngz, Nyiakeng Puachue: 𞄀𞄩𞄰, Pahawh Hmong: 𖬌𖬣𖬵, IPA: [m̥ɔ̃́], Chinese: 苗族蒙人) 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.
Etymology