Buddhism people group listing

Religion: What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,451,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

637

Unreached Groups

483 (75.8 %)

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 *
	Yaw	Myanmar (Burma)	22,000	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kui	Cambodia	37,000	Kuay	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Kui	Laos	52,000	Kuay	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kuan, Khuen	China	1,600	Khuen	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khuen	Laos	14,000	Khuen	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khuen	United States	2,900	Khuen	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Dowaniya	India	2,900	Assamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monba, Cona	China	44,000	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monpa Tawang	India	7,200	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Walang	Bhutan	3,700	Bantawa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Walang	China	2,000	Walungge	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Walang	Nepal	1,300	Walungge	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	South Asian, general	Cyprus	17,000	Hindi	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Tibetan, Shanyan	China	25,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tebbu	China	25,000	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Wang	Thailand	20,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Huay	Thailand	600	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Thai, Khorat	Thailand	11,000	Thai	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Lao Ga	Thailand	2,100	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Lao Krang	Thailand	59,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lao Ti	Thailand	200	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Bueng	Thailand	6,700	Thai	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Gapong	Laos	600	Phu Thai	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Gapong	Thailand	2,200	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lao Ngaew	Thailand	36,000	Thai	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		501,451,000				483 ◼︎ (203 ✸︎)			5,745

* 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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