Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,640,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

635

Unreached Groups

480 (75.6 %)

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 *
	Kikai	Japan	12,000	Kikai	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Kiddea	Sri Lanka	17,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Khun	Myanmar (Burma)	131,000	Khun	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	3
	Khun	Laos	900	Khun	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khun	Thailand	7,200	Khun	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khuen	Laos	14,000	Khuen	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khuen	United States	2,900	Khuen	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khowa	India	1,400	Bugun	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Khoton	Mongolia	13,000	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khotogoid	Mongolia	9,200	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khmu, Puman	China	29,000	U	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khmer, Northern	Cambodia	5,600	Khmer, Northern	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Khmer, Northern	Thailand	1,496,000	Khmer, Northern	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Khmer, Cambodian	United States	267,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	5
	Khmer Krom	Cambodia	299,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	6
	Khmer	Australia	37,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Canada	23,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khmer	Cambodia	15,613,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	312
	Khmer	France	73,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khmer	Germany	13,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Japan	24,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Korea, South	47,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Laos	7,900	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Malaysia	30,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	New Zealand	9,800	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
Totals:	635 Peoples		501,640,000				480 ◼︎ (202 ✸︎)			5,738

* 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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