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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,016,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Mongolian, Peripheral China 5,583,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 112
Mongour China 51,000 Tu Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Monpa Bhutan 99,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Monpa Kalaktang Bhutan 1,100 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Mpi Thailand 1,600 Mpi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Muak Sa-aak China 1,000 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Naju China 1,900 Naxi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Namuyi China 8,800 Namuyi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Newah Bhutan 3,700 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ngalong Bhutan 90,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Nubri Nepal 1,800 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Nupbi Bhutan 3,100 Nupbikha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Nyahkur Thailand 1,700 Nyahkur Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 1
Nyenpa Bhutan 13,000 Nyenkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Olot China 3,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 293,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
Qiang, Cimulin China 17,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Luhua China 24,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Mawo China 20,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Yadu China 39,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qixingmin China 6,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Queyu China 11,000 Queyu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Radayo Sri Lanka 1,800 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,016,000     511 ●       5,879
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