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 *
 Rongkup-Lepcha India 89,000 Lepcha Buddhism 24.76 % New Testament -
 Thai, Isan United States 89,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 2.00 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Yamannu Sri Lanka 84,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.68 % Complete Bible 2
 Burmese Bangladesh 83,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.09 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 2
 Thai Taiwan 83,000 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2
 Nyaw Thailand 83,000 Nyaw Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 2
 Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 81,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
 Deaf Laos 79,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism 3.38 % Unspecified 2
 Sinhalese Saudi Arabia 78,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
 Chinese, general Argentina 78,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 31.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
 South Asian, general Switzerland 78,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 75,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 1
 So Thailand 75,000 So (Laos) Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 1
 Mru Bangladesh 74,000 Mru Buddhism 4.09 % 2.11 % New Testament -
 Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 73,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 4.00 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
 Khmer France 73,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Australia 72,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Thailand 71,000 Japanese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Bayad Mongolia 68,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.50 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Tangchanghya Bangladesh 68,000 Tangchangya Buddhism 13.37 % Translation Started -
 Mongol, Khalka China 67,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Thailand 66,000 Khmer Buddhism 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Ahinkuntaya Sri Lanka 66,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.52 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811