Chin State

Chin State

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}}According to the [[2014 Myanmar Census]], [[Christianity|Christians]] make up the vast majority of Chin State's population, at 85.4%. Minority religious communities include [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (13.0%), [[Islam|Muslims]] (0.1%), [[Hinduism|Hindus]] (0.02%), and [[Pau Cin Hau|Animists and other religions]] (~1.5%), including adherents of [[Pau Cin Hau]], who collectively comprise the remainder of Chin State's population. 74 people listed no religion or were otherwise not enumerated.{{cite book |author= |url=https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/union_2-c_religion_en_0.pdf |title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Census Report Volume 2-C |date=July 2016 |publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population |pages=12–15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401025643/https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/union_2-c_religion_en_0.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2025}} A small portion of the population practices [[Judaism]], specifically [[Bnei Menashe]].{{Cite web |date=20 September 2002 |title=Menashe in Myanmar |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2002-09-20/ty-article/menashe-in-myanmar/0000017f-dee8-db5a-a57f-deea42ff0000 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418233005/https://www.haaretz.com/2002-09-20/ty-article/menashe-in-myanmar/0000017f-dee8-db5a-a57f-deea42ff0000|archive-date=18 April 2026|website=[[Haaretz]]}}{{Cite news |last=Tepper |first=Daniel |date=2021-09-20 |title=Glimpses of ‘Lost Tribe’ Jewish Communities in India and Myanmar |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/travel/lost-tribe-jews-india-myanmar.html |access-date=2026-02-25 |work= |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308104033/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/travel/lost-tribe-jews-india-myanmar.html|archive-date=8 March 2022|publisher=[[The New York Times]]}} Chin State is the only state in Myanmar with a majority Christian population.{{cite news|date=29 December 2012|title=Laipian Pa Ni kibawl|work=ZomiDaily|publisher=[[archive.is]]|url=http://www.zomidaily.com/news/zomi-news/14750-laipian-pa-ni-kibawl|url-status=dead|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231181802/http://www.zomidaily.com/news/zomi-news/14750-laipian-pa-ni-kibawl|archive-date=31 December 2012}}
}}According to the [[2014 Myanmar Census]], [[Christianity|Christians]] make up the vast majority of Chin State's population, at 85.4%. Minority religious communities include [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (13.0%), [[Islam|Muslims]] (0.1%), [[Hinduism|Hindus]] (0.02%), and [[Pau Cin Hau|Animists and other religions]] (~1.5%), including adherents of [[Pau Cin Hau]], who collectively comprise the remainder of Chin State's population. 74 people listed no religion or were otherwise not enumerated.{{cite book |author= |url=https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/union_2-c_religion_en_0.pdf |title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Census Report Volume 2-C |date=July 2016 |publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population |pages=12–15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401025643/https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/union_2-c_religion_en_0.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2025}} A small portion of the population practices [[Judaism]], specifically [[Bnei Menashe]].{{Cite web |date=20 September 2002 |title=Menashe in Myanmar |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2002-09-20/ty-article/menashe-in-myanmar/0000017f-dee8-db5a-a57f-deea42ff0000 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418233005/https://www.haaretz.com/2002-09-20/ty-article/menashe-in-myanmar/0000017f-dee8-db5a-a57f-deea42ff0000|archive-date=18 April 2026|website=[[Haaretz]]|last=Sheleg|first=Yair}}{{Cite news |last=Tepper |first=Daniel |date=2021-09-20 |title=Glimpses of ‘Lost Tribe’ Jewish Communities in India and Myanmar |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/travel/lost-tribe-jews-india-myanmar.html |access-date=2026-02-25 |work= |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308104033/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/travel/lost-tribe-jews-india-myanmar.html|archive-date=8 March 2022|publisher=[[The New York Times]]}} Chin State is the only state in Myanmar with a majority Christian population.{{cite news|date=29 December 2012|title=Laipian Pa Ni kibawl|work=ZomiDaily|publisher=[[archive.is]]|url=http://www.zomidaily.com/news/zomi-news/14750-laipian-pa-ni-kibawl|url-status=dead|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231181802/http://www.zomidaily.com/news/zomi-news/14750-laipian-pa-ni-kibawl|archive-date=31 December 2012}}
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