Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (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 *
 Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 1
 Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 160,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism 0.40 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 3
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 234,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.21 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 5
 Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,900 Pangkhua Buddhism 3.31 % Translation Started 1
 Phen Laos 3,900 Phong-Kniang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Phongset Laos 1,100 Phunoi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Phu Thai Laos 241,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
 Phu Thai Thailand 504,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
 Phu Thai United States 58,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Started 1
 Phu Thai Vietnam 261,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 4.50 % 2.50 % Translation Started -
 Poong Laos 1,100 Phong-Kniang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Puang Laos 3,800 Phong-Kniang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 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 38,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
 Qixingmin China 5,900 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Queyu China 11,000 Queyu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 1,595,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 32
 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
 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
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799