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 *
	Chuanlan	China	393,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chrame	China	50,000	Pumi, Northern	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Choni	China	169,000	Choni	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	3
	Chong	Cambodia	1,700	Chong	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Chong	Thailand	2,100	Chong	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Chinese, general	Brazil	314,000	Portuguese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Chile	13,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Argentina	78,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Anguilla	300	English	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Belgium	23,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Christmas Island	600	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chepya	Laos	2,700	Chepya	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chaungtha	Myanmar (Burma)	185,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	4
	Charumba	India	1,000	Zakhring	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Changpa	India	2,700	Changthang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Chali	Bhutan	1,800	Chalikha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chakma	Bangladesh	542,000	Chakma	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chakma	Myanmar (Burma)	29,000	Chakma	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chakma	India	221,000	Chakma	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	4
	Chak, Thet	Myanmar (Burma)	1,900	Chak	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Chak	Bangladesh	6,600	Chak	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Burmese	Australia	18,000	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Burmese	Bangladesh	83,000	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Burmese	Myanmar (Burma)	29,810,000	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	596
	Burmese	Canada	5,900	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	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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