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 *
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 489,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
 Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 462,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.04 % Bible Portions 9
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Singapore 448,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 12.00 % 7.00 % Complete Bible -
 Kui Thailand 433,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % New Testament 9
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 412,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Chuanlan China 395,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
 Batgama Sri Lanka 386,000 Sinhala Buddhism 1.48 % Complete Bible 8
 Burmese Bangladesh 379,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.09 % Complete Bible 8
Berava Sri Lanka 378,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.56 % Complete Bible -
Radava Sri Lanka 372,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.36 % Complete Bible -
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
Hannali Sri Lanka 341,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.85 % Complete Bible -
 Mru Bangladesh 337,000 Mru Buddhism 3.94 % New Testament 7
 Vietnamese France 323,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Brazil 321,000 Portuguese Buddhism 30.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
Salagama Sri Lanka 318,000 Sinhala Buddhism 12.16 % Complete Bible -
 Tangchanghya Bangladesh 311,000 Tangchangya Buddhism 13.37 % Translation Started -
 Vietnamese Australia 305,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 295,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
 Tuvan, Uriankhai Russia 294,000 Tuvan Buddhism 1.50 % 0.19 % Complete Bible 6
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 287,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 6
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 278,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 6
 Tamang India 275,000 Nepali Buddhism 6.01 % Complete Bible -
 Khampa, Western China 267,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 5
 Khmer, Cambodian United States 263,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
Totals: 666 Peoples   505,980,000     510       5,879



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