Thailand's report to the UN provided population numbers for mountain peoples and ethnic communities in the northeast. Thus, though over 3.288 million people in the northeast alone could not be categorised, the population and percentages of other ethnic communities c. 1997 are known and constitute minimum populations. In descending order, the largest (equal to or greater than 400,000) are: Lao (15,080,000, 24.9%) consisting of the Thai Lao (14 million) and other smaller Lao groups, namely the Thai Loei (400–500,000), Lao Lom (350,000), Lao Wiang/Klang (200,000), Lao Khrang (90,000), Lao Ngaew (30,000), and Lao Ti (10,000) 6 million Khon Muang (9.9%, also called Northern Thais) 4.5 million Pak Tai (7.5%, also called Southern Thais) 1.4 million Khmer Leu (2.3%, also called Northern Khmer) 900,000 Malay (1.5%) 500,000 Nyaw (0.8%) 470,000 Phu Thai (0.8%) 400,000 Kuy/Kuay (also known as Suay) (0.7%) 350,000 Karen (0.6%).
thailand's report to the un provided population numbers for mountain peoples and ethnic communities in the northeast thus though over 3288 million people in the northeast alone could not be categorised the population and percentages of other ethnic communities c 1997 are known and constitute minimum populations in descending order the largest (equal to or greater than 400000) are lao (15080000 249%) consisting of the thai lao (14 million) and other smaller lao groups namely the thai loei (400–500000) lao lom (350000) lao wiang/klang (200000) lao khrang (90000) lao ngaew (30000) and lao ti (10000) 6 million khon muang (99% also called northern thais) 45 million pak tai (75% also called southern thais) 14 million khmer leu (23% also called northern khmer) 900000 malay (15%) 500000 nyaw (08%) 470000 phu thai (08%) 400000 kuy/kuay (also known as suay) (07%) 350000 karen (06%)