Rakhine people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rakhine people ရခိုင်လူမျိုး ( Burmese ) Total population 3,361,000 (2010 est.) Regions with significant populations Myanmar 2,346,000 Bangladesh 207,000 India 50,000 Languages Arakanese , Burmese Religion Theravada Buddhism Related ethnic groups Bamar , Marma The Rakhine people ( Burmese : ရခိုင်လူမျိုး , Rakhine pronunciation [ɹəkʰàiɴ lùmjó] ; Burmese pronunciation: [jəkʰàiɴ lùmjó] ; formerly Arakanese ) are an ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma) forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State (formerly officially called Arakan ). They possibly constitute 5.53% or more of Myanmar's total population, but no accurate census figures exist. Arakanese people also live in the southeastern parts of Bangladesh, especially in Chittagong Division and Barisal Division . A group of Arakanese descendants, living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh at l
