Buddhism people group listing

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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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 *
	Han Chinese, Kokang	Myanmar (Burma)	165,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	3
	Vietnamese, Kinh	Vietnam	84,559,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Han Chinese, Mandarin	Myanmar (Burma)	987,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	20
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Myanmar (Burma)	22,000	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khmer	Australia	37,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khmer	New Zealand	9,800	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Austria	3,700	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	12.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Hungary	5,700	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Mongol, Khalka	Mongolia	2,465,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	2.30 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	49
	Mok	Thailand	700	Mok	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	1.40 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Han Chinese, Cantonese	Myanmar (Burma)	75,000	Chinese, Yue	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khmer	Cambodia	14,994,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.10 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	300
	Vietnamese	Poland	3,900	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Khmer Krom	Cambodia	299,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.10 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Khamti, Khamti Shan	Myanmar (Burma)	9,000	Khamti	Buddhism	1 ●	1.26 %	1.26 %	4 New Testament	1
	Kucong	Vietnam	8,300	Kucong	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.24 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Bayad	Mongolia	68,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Cyprus	8,300	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	China, Hong Kong	47,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Malaysia	113,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	8.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sinhalese	Cyprus	10,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	6.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sinhalese	Libya	18,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sinhalese	Oman	40,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	7.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sinhalese	Qatar	61,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sinhalese	Singapore	17,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	8.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
Totals:	693 Peoples		504,711,000			522 ●				5,811

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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