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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,878,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

531 (77.7 %)

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Photo ▲ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,100 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 7.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Burmese Singapore 20,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Thailand 208,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 4
Burmese United Kingdom 14,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Australia 13,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Bangladesh 79,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % Complete Bible 2
Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,624,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 632
Burmese Canada 4,300 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Cambodia 5,300 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese China 27,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Denmark 1,800 Burmese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Finland 1,500 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese India 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 4.57 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Korea, South 23,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Laos 5,200 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Malaysia 30,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese New Zealand 2,300 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese United States 196,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Chak Bangladesh 6,400 Chak Buddhism ● 0.35 % Translation Started 1
Chak India 400 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism ● 0.32 % 0.32 % Translation Started 1
Chakma Bangladesh 518,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 7.47 % New Testament -
Chakma India 258,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 4.88 % New Testament 5
Chakma, Daingnet Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Chali Bhutan 1,800 Chalikha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 683 Peoples   504,878,000     531 ●       5,970
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