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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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Japanese Indonesia 14,000 Japanese Buddhism 2.30 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Burmese India 14,000 Burmese Buddhism 4.27 % Complete Bible 1
 Chakma India 247,000 Chakma Buddhism 4.89 % Complete Bible 5
 Han Chinese, Mandarin India 9,900 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 6.73 % Complete Bible -
 Kachin India 36,000 Jingpho Buddhism 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
 Khampti India 20,000 Adi Buddhism 0.91 % Complete Bible 1
 Rongkup India 88,000 Lepcha Buddhism 24.76 % New Testament -
Mon India 1,300 Ladakhi Buddhism 0.43 % New Testament 1
 Sinhalese India 5,100 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sherpa India 50,000 Nepali Buddhism 14.74 % Complete Bible -
 Tangchanghya India 2,300 Tangchangya Buddhism 16.67 % Translation Started -
 Tibetan India 112,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism 0.28 % Complete Bible 2
 Aiton (Tai Aiton) India 3,700 Aiton Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
 Barua India 1,600 Bengali Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 131,000 Ladakhi Buddhism 0.35 % New Testament 3
 Bhotia India 128,000 Nepali Buddhism 5.01 % Complete Bible -
 Bhotia Sikkim India 95,000 Sikkimese Buddhism 4.54 % Unspecified 2
 Bhotia Tibetan India 3,500 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Monpa Dirang India 8,100 Tshangla Buddhism 0.77 % New Testament 1
 Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Jad India 2,500 Khamba Buddhism 0.59 % Translation Started 1
 Khamiyang India 1,500 Assamese Buddhism 1.27 % Complete Bible 1
 Khowa India 1,600 Bugun Buddhism 21.20 % New Testament -
 Monpa Kalaktang India 1,600 Monpa, Kalaktang Buddhism 6.22 % Translation Started -
 Monpa Lish India 2,500 Lish Buddhism 0.67 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   505,980,000     510       5,879



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