Buddhism people group listing

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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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kagate	India	2,000	Syuba	Buddhism	1 ●	3.35 %	-1	4 New Testament	1
	Minyag, Eastern	China	2,000	Minyag, Eastern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Burmese	Denmark	1,900	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Chak, Thet	Myanmar (Burma)	1,900	Chak	Buddhism	1 ●	0.32 %	0.32 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lhomi	India	1,900	Lhomi	Buddhism	2 ●	7.79 %	-1	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Naju	China	1,900	Naxi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tuvans-Todzhan	Russia	1,900	Tuvan	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Konta Durayi	Sri Lanka	1,900	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Denmark	1,800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Manmet	China	1,800	Man Met	Buddhism	1 ●	0.34 %	0.34 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Chali	Bhutan	1,800	Chalikha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Handi	Sri Lanka	1,800	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Radayo	Sri Lanka	1,800	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominican Republic	1,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Finland	1,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.20 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nyahkur	Thailand	1,700	Nyahkur	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Japan	1,700	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Rigzong	Pakistan	1,700	Balti	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Khampa Tibetan	Bhutan	1,700	Khamba	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lhomi	China	1,700	Lhomi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tokpegola	Nepal	1,700	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Sampang	Nepal	1,700	Sampang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Nubri	Nepal	1,700	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chong	Cambodia	1,600	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Vietnamese	Bulgaria	1,600	Vietnamese	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	666 Peoples		505,980,000			510 ●				5,879

* 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
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%