Bawm people

The Bom, Bawm or Bawmzo (Bengali: বম), are an ethnic community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census the population of Bawms in Bangladesh is 13,193.^[1] In 2004, around 10,000 Bawm inhabited India.^{[citation needed]} 2,500 Bawms reside in Myanmar.^[2] They speak the Sino-Tibetan Bawm language.

Bawm

Bawmzo
Bawm woman from the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Regions with significant populations
Bangladesh	13,193[1]
India	5,000[citation needed]
Myanmar	2,500[2]
Languages
Bawm, Chittagonian, Bengali
Religion
Protestant Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Hmar · Chin · Kuki · Mizo

The Bawm are victims in the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict, especially in the continuation of it. Bawms are targeted by the Arakan Army.^[3]

Geographical distribution

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, there are 13,193 Bom in Bangladesh.^[1] Among them, 11,854 (89.85%) Boms live in Bandarban District, constituting 2.46% of district's population. They also live in Belaichhari Upazila of Rangamati District and surrounding areas.

Upazila	Population	Percentage who are Bom[4][5]
Ruma Upazila	6,470	19.89%
Rowangchhari Upazila	1,882	6.79%
Bandarban Sadar Upazila	2,748	2.47%
Thanchi Upazila	685	2.30%
Belaichhari Upazila	356	1.21%
Others	<100	<1%