ရခိုင်လူမျိုး (Rakhine) | |
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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 | |
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.