ရခိုင်လူမျိုး (Rakhine) | |
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Total population | |
4 million (2024 est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Myanmar | 3,600,000 |
Bangladesh | 224,261[1] |
India | 50,000 |
Other countries | 50,000 - 100,000 |
Languages | |
Rakhine, Burmese | |
Religion | |
Theravada Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
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 5.53% or more of Myanmar's total population, but no accurate census figures exist. Rakhine communities exist in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts and in India, where they are known as the Marma and Mog peoples respectively.