克伦族（缅甸语：ကရင်，缅甸语委转写：ka.rang，/kəjin/；英语：Karen），亦作甲良族，是一个居住在缅甸东部及泰国西部的民族，在安达曼群岛也有少量克伦族移民，是著名的象伕民族，总人口约600万人，其中40万在泰国境内，其余在缅甸克伦邦、克耶邦和掸邦。克伦族使用的语言叫作克伦语，属于藏缅语族克伦语支，通行于克伦族人聚居的缅甸东部及泰国西部。两边的克伦语略有不同，但不构成沟通障碍。

克伦族占缅甸人口的百分之七到百分之十，在缅甸是仅次于缅族和掸族的第三大种族。缅甸官方承认的135个民族中有23个属于克伦族：

The Karen, Kayin, Kariang or Yang people (Burmese:ကရင်လူမျိုး, pronounced: [kəjɪ̀ɴ lù mjó]; Per Ploan Poe or Ploan in Poe Karen and Pwa Ka Nyaw or Kanyaw in Sgaw Karen; Thai:กะเหรี่ยง or ยาง) refer to a number of individual Sino-*****an language speaking ethnic groups, many of which do not share a common language or culture. These Karen groups reside primarily in Karen State, southern and southeastern Myanmar. The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population with approximately 5 million people. A large number of Karen have migrated to Thailand, having settled mostly on the Thailand–Myanmar border.