How many ethnic minorities are there in Thailand?

There are four ethnic groups in Thailand, namely: Thai, China, Malay and Khmer.

Chinese, about 9 million in Thailand, accounting for 14% of the national population, is the largest ethnic group except Thais. Chinese is highly assimilated. Because most of the Chinese and Huatai mixed-race people who moved to Thailand before the 20th century have fully integrated into the local society, they are not included in the Chinese population.

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Khmer people in Thailand can be divided into two categories: ancient residents and recent immigrants. Mainly distributed in the northeastern and southeastern provinces of Thailand bordering Laos and Cambodia. In the 65438+5th century, most ministers in the west of Khmer Kingdom belonged to Ayutthaya dynasty. After this place was incorporated into the territory of Thailand, many Khmer people still lived here.

Khmer people also have a very high degree of assimilation, mainly speaking Thai, or taking Thai as their first language. Religious beliefs are similar to those of Thais. In 1970s, due to the protracted civil war in Cambodia, hundreds of thousands of Khmer crossed the Thai-Cambodian border and entered Thailand. These new immigrants still retain their own language and culture. In the 1980s, there were about 600,000-800,000 Khmer in Thailand.

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