Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

502,121,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,754,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,513,000

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 *
	Chuanqing	China	995,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chuanlan	China	392,000	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	168,000	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	Argentina	79,000	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	Brazil	315,000	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	Christmas Island	600	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chin Uppu	Bangladesh	1,400	Chin, Uppu	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chepya	Laos	2,700	Chepya	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chaungtha	Myanmar (Burma)	186,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	4
	Charumba	India	1,100	Zakhring	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Changpa	India	2,800	Changthang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Chali	Bhutan	1,900	Chalikha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chakma	Bangladesh	539,000	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	232,000	Chakma	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	5
	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	82,000	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
Totals:	637 Peoples		502,121,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,758

* 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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