Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,980,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

510 (76.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Pa-O	Thailand	900	Pa'o	Buddhism	2 ●	25.00 %	1.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Palaung, Pale	Myanmar (Burma)	295,000	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.06 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	De'ang, Pale	China	11,000	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Palaung, Pale	Thailand	6,400	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.93 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Palaung, Rumai	Myanmar (Burma)	161,000	Palaung, Rumai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	De'ang, Rumai	China	6,200	Palaung, Rumai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.67 %	0.67 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Palaung, Shwe	Myanmar (Burma)	235,000	Palaung, Shwe	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.12 %	3 Bible Portions	5
	De'ang, Shwe	China	7,900	Palaung, Shwe	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pankhu, Panko	Bangladesh	27,000	Pangkhua	Buddhism	1 ●	3.31 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Man	India	6,000	Phake	Buddhism	2 ●	23.96 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Phu Thai	Laos	237,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.04 %	2 Translation Started	5
	Phu Thai	Thailand	505,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	10
	Phu Thai	United States	57,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Phu Thai	Vietnam	255,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	4 ●	4.50 %	2.50 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Tai Gapong	Laos	600	Phu Thai	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lao Phuan	Cambodia	2,500	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lao Phuan	Laos	157,000	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	2 Translation Started	3
	Lao Phuan	Thailand	215,000	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	4
	Chinese, general	Brazil	321,000	Portuguese	Buddhism	4 ●	30.00 %	4.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chrame	China	50,000	Pumi, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Valmiki Chuhra (Buddhist traditions)	India	800	Punjabi, Eastern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Qiang, Cimulin	China	17,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Luhua	China	24,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Mawo	China	20,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Yadu	China	39,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	666 Peoples		505,980,000			510 ●				5,879

* 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
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%