Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Thailand 19,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 18.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
Karava Sri Lanka 1,100,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.40 % Complete Bible -
 Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism 5.00 % 3.00 % Unspecified -
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 228,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 179,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 5,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk, Torgut China 108,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Kaike Nepal 1,600 Kaike Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kagate India 2,000 Syuba Buddhism 3.65 % 1.95 % New Testament 1
Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 35,000 Kadu Buddhism 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
 Kachin India 36,000 Jingpho Buddhism 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
 Jirel Nepal 6,600 Jirel Buddhism 4.38 % New Testament 1
 Jiarong, Situ China 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
 Jiarong, Sidabao China 7,100 Lavrung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,200 sTodsde Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Jiarong, Guanyingqiao China 7,900 Lavrung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Japanese Taiwan 14,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese United Kingdom 24,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese United States 847,000 Japanese Buddhism 25.00 % 15.00 % Complete Bible -
 Japanese Vietnam 9,800 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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