Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

502,121,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,754,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,513,000

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 *
	Vietnamese	United States	1,754,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Vietnamese, Kinh	Vietnam	85,040,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Korean	Kyrgyzstan	19,000	Korean	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Korean	Thailand	21,000	Korean	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lao	Canada	14,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Lao	Laos	3,765,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Rongkup-Lepcha	India	83,000	Lepcha	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mru	Bangladesh	73,000	Mru	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Brunei	1,300	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Cyprus	10,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Japan	56,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Korea, South	30,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Libya	18,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Oman	41,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Singapore	17,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Phu Thai	Vietnam	262,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Kayah, Eastern	Myanmar (Burma)	9,100	Kayah, Eastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kayah, Eastern	Thailand	19,000	Kayah, Eastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sherpa	India	47,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sherpa	Nepal	121,000	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Tangchanghya	Bangladesh	68,000	Tangchangya	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tangchanghya	India	2,100	Tangchangya	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tay Tac	Vietnam	-1 Unknown	Tay Tac	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	0
	Bru, Western	Laos	94,000	Bru, Western	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bru, Western	Thailand	20,000	Bru, Western	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
Totals:	637 Peoples		502,121,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,758

* 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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