Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

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 *
Radayo Sri Lanka 1,900 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rajaka Sri Lanka 162,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.03 % Complete Bible -
 Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,571,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 51
 Rigzong India 8,100 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rigzong Pakistan 1,800 Balti Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Rodiya Sri Lanka 19,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Rongkup-Lepcha Bhutan 3,000 Lepcha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rongkup-Lepcha India 89,000 Lepcha Buddhism 24.76 % New Testament -
 Rongkup-Lepcha Nepal 4,500 Lepcha Buddhism 3.56 % New Testament 1
 Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Salagama Sri Lanka 337,000 Sinhala Buddhism 12.16 % Complete Bible -
Sampang Nepal 1,600 Sampang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Samtao Laos 3,800 Samtao Buddhism 0.17 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 1
 Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism 7.00 % 5.40 % Bible Portions -
Sartang India 3,900 Sartang Buddhism 1.50 % Unspecified 1
 Seng Laos 1,000 Phong-Kniang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,851,000 Shan Buddhism 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 97
 Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 2
Shan India 1,500 Shan Buddhism 1.55 % Complete Bible 1
 Shan, Tai Man India 6,100 Phake Buddhism 23.96 % Translation Started -
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Sherdukpen Bhutan 300 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811