Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,432,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

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 *
 Deaf Singapore 12,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism 16.04 % Translation Started -
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
 Deaf Vietnam 741,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism 9.43 % Bible Portions -
 Dolpa Nepal 4,800 Sherpa Buddhism 1.10 % New Testament 1
 Dowaniya India 3,400 Assamese Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Drukpa Bhutan 221,000 Dzongkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
 Drukpa India 15,000 Dzongkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 88,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 39,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Ergong China 63,000 Horpa Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 1
 Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Eurasian Japan 123,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Gara Pakistan 1,200 Balti Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Golog China 167,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
 Gongduk Bhutan 2,500 Gongduk Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Govigama Sri Lanka 575,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.90 % Complete Bible -
 Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 9,800 Nepali Buddhism 3.87 % Complete Bible 1
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 609,000 Gurung Buddhism 5.01 % New Testament -
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 74,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Singapore 446,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 12.00 % 7.00 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,432,000     511       5,879



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