Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

501,845,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,579,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,509,000

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Jirel	Nepal	6,300	Jirel	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Khas	Bhutan	1,000	Bengali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khamiyang	India	1,400	Assamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Monpa Kalaktang	Bhutan	1,100	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monpa Lish	India	2,400	Lish	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Mangrik	India	25,000	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mangrik	Pakistan	48,000	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Monpa	India	42,000	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Marma (Magh)	India	49,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Changpa	India	2,800	Changthang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Adi Ramo	China	200	Adi	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Rigzong	India	7,400	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Rigzong	Pakistan	1,500	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Rodiya	Sri Lanka	19,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sherdukpen	Bhutan	300	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sherdukpen	India	3,700	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tamang	Bhutan	9,500	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Za, Charumba	China	800	Zakhring	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lhokpu	Bhutan	3,600	Lhokpu	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ergong	China	63,000	Horpa	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ersu	China	44,000	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bonan, Tongren	China	7,300	Bonan	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bunan	China	2,100	Gahri	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Hdzanggur	China	5,500	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Lue	United States	4,700	Lu	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		501,845,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,756

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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