Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,432,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

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 *
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 233,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.20 % 0.12 % Unspecified 5
 Khmer, Cambodian United States 262,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 275,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Phu Thai Laos 234,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
 Tu China 259,000 Tu Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 5
 Khampa, Western China 267,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 5
 Deaf Japan 247,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 293,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
 Tuvan, Uriankhai Russia 295,000 Tuvan Buddhism 1.50 % 0.19 % Complete Bible 6
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 284,000 Khmer Buddhism 0.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 6
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
 Batgama Sri Lanka 390,000 Sinhala Buddhism 1.48 % Complete Bible 8
 Kui Thailand 433,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % Complete Bible 9
 Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 458,000 Tavoyan Buddhism 0.10 % 0.04 % Bible Portions 9
 Phu Thai Thailand 505,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 489,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
 Bai, Southern China 671,000 Bai, Southern Buddhism 0.13 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 13
 Amdo, Hbrogpa China 743,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 15
 Tibetan Gtsang China 759,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 15
 Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 866,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % New Testament 17
 Burakumin Japan 865,000 Japanese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 17
 Vietnamese Cambodia 827,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 17
 Tibetan, Central China 940,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism 0.04 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 19
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 982,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 2.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 20
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,432,000     511       5,879



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