Rakhine people

Rakhine people

ရခိုင်လူမျိုး (Rakhine)
Flag of the Rakhine State
A Rakhine girl tosses water at revelers during the Thingyan.
Total population
4 million (2024 est.)
Regions with significant populations
Myanmar	3,100,00(2014)[1]
Bangladesh	224,261[2]
India	50,000
Other countries	50,000 - 100,000
Languages
Rakhine, Burmese
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Bamar Marma Maramagyi or Baruas

The Rakhine (Burmese and Rakhine: ရခိုင်လူမျိုး, Rakhine pronunciation: [ɹəkʰàiɰ̃ lùmjó], Burmese pronunciation: [jəkʰàiɰ̃ lùmjó]) or Arakanese are a Southeast Asian ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma) forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State (formerly called Arakan), although Rakhine communities also exist throughout the country, particularly in the Ayeyarwady and Yangon Regions. They constitute approximately 4.61% or more of Myanmar's total population. Rakhine communities exist in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts and in India, where they are known as the Marma and Mog peoples respectively.