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 *
	Japanese	Panama	2,300	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Loba	Bhutan	2,300	Lhowa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tangchanghya	India	2,300	Tangchangya	Buddhism	2 ●	16.67 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Tai Gapong	Thailand	2,300	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Japanese	Sri Lanka	2,400	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.87 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Manyak	China	2,400	Ersu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Mongol, Khalka	Czechia	2,400	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tai Taroi	India	2,400	Singpho	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Burmese	New Zealand	2,500	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Gongduk	Bhutan	2,500	Gongduk	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Japanese	Guam	2,500	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lao Phuan	Cambodia	2,500	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Jad	India	2,500	Khamba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.59 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Monpa Lish	India	2,500	Lish	Buddhism	1 ●	0.67 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Uzemchin	Mongolia	2,500	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bodh (Gahri)	India	2,500	Gahri	Buddhism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Bolivia	2,600	Okinawan, Central	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Sinhalese	Maldives	2,600	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tangsa Tikhak	India	2,600	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhism	2 ●	20.84 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chepya	Laos	2,600	Chepya	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Japanese	Sweden	2,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lemo	China	2,700	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tsum	Nepal	2,700	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Brunei	2,800	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	4 ●	15.00 %	10.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	New Caledonia	2,800	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-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%