Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,127,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

531 (77.7 %)

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 *
	Vietnamese	Malaysia	103,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	8.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	New Caledonia	2,800	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Vanuatu	1,500	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Netherlands	25,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Norway	24,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	New Zealand	7,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Poland	45,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Spain	500	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	8.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Sweden	9,100	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Thailand	122,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Taiwan	225,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	United Kingdom	27,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Ukraine	3,400	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	United States	1,673,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese, Kinh	Russia	14,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese, Kinh	Vietnam	81,378,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Wahumpura	Sri Lanka	8,293,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	7.01 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Walang	China	2,100	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Walang	India	500	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Walang	Nepal	1,400	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Walang, Bantawa	Bhutan	3,600	Bantawa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Wutun	China	3,200	Wutunhua	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Xiangcheng	China	15,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Yaeyama	Japan	46,000	Yaeyama	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.38 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Yakkha	Bhutan	200	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	683 Peoples		503,127,000			531 ●				5,962

* 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
1	Unreached - 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%