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7.3.0 Population of Deaf People<br />

7.3.1 Does your country’s government have any official number of Deaf people in your country?<br />

Australia<br />

Country<br />

Does your country’s government have any official number of Deaf people<br />

in your country?<br />

<strong>No</strong><br />

Total Deaf people<br />

Bhutan Yes 6,170<br />

Cambodia<br />

Indonesia<br />

<strong>No</strong><br />

<strong>No</strong><br />

Japan Yes 312,000<br />

Laos<br />

<strong>No</strong><br />

Malaysia Yes 29,522<br />

Myanmar<br />

Nepal<br />

New Zealand<br />

<strong>No</strong><br />

<strong>No</strong><br />

<strong>No</strong><br />

Philippines Yes 121,000<br />

Republic of Korea Yes 180,000<br />

Sri Lanka Yes 73,343<br />

Thailand Yes 90,000<br />

Total 7 Yes (50%) 812,035<br />

Country Deaf Women Deaf Men<br />

Bhutan N/A N/A<br />

Based on 14 respondents<br />

Gender<br />

Unreported<br />

Japan 169,000 138,000 5,000<br />

Malaysia N/A N/A<br />

Philippines N/A N/A<br />

Republic of Korea N/A N/A<br />

Sri Lanka 32,759 40,584<br />

Thailand N/A N/A<br />

Total 201,759 178,584 5,000<br />

The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the <strong>World</strong> Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page <strong>No</strong> 50<br />

and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations of Disabled Persons<br />

International Aid Association (Shia).

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