Hmong people

Hmong
赫蒙族/苗族/𖬌𖬣𖬵

Flower Hmong women in traditional dress at the market in Bắc Hà, Vietnam
Total population
14 to 15 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
China	~9.4 million [2][3]
Vietnam	1,068,189 (2009)[4]
Laos	595,028 (2015)
United States	260,073 (2010)[5]
Thailand	250,070 (2015)
Australia	2,190[6]
France (French Guiana)	2,000[7]
Canada	805[8]
Languages
Hmong
Religion
Hmong folk religion, Buddhism, Christianity

The words Hmong and Mong refer to an Asian ethnic group. Their homeland is in China, especially along the Yangtze and Yellow river. In the 18th century, Hmong people started moving to other Southeast Asian countries. Today, they live in all of China, northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. In 1975, communists took over Laos. After they took over, many Hmong people moved to the United States, Australia, France, French Guiana, and Canada. Hmong people divide themselves into the White Hmong, the Green Hmong, and other smaller groups.

1. ↑ Lemoine, Jacques (2005). "What is the actual number of (H)mong in the world?" (PDF). Hmong Studies Journal. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
2. ↑ Actual number is in dispute, as Hmong people are lumped together with related peoples to form a super-ethnicity - the Miao. Many Hmong find this term offensive.
3. ↑ "Hmong people". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
4. ↑ "The 2009 Vietnam Population and Housing Census: Completed Results". General Statistics Office of Vietnam: Central Population and Housing Census Steering Committee. June 2010. p. 134. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
5. ↑ "American FactFinder". Factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
6. ↑ "ABS Census – ethnicity". Archived from the original on 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
7. ↑ "Hmong's new lives in Caribbean". 2004-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
8. ↑ Canada (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census".