2,345 (In Bangladesh) according to the 1991 Bangladesh census
Regions with significant populations
Majority populations in Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh the Khyang reside in Rangamati Hill District of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Religion
Majority confess to Christianity and also to Theravada Buddhism
Kheyang is the exonym of the Hyow. There Kheyang or the Hyow (খিয়াং), are a group of indigenous people inhabiting in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The Khyang are one of the smallest ethnic groups in Bangladesh with a population of only 2,345 according to the 1991 census. At present, the approximate number of the Khyang in Bangladesh is 4500.
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