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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,316,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo ▼ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
Tai Lue Laos 134,000 Lu Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 3
Tai Lue Thailand 94,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 2
Tai Lue United States 4,600 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai Lue Vietnam 6,900 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Translation Started 2
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % Unspecified 1
Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 130,000 Khun Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 3
Tai Khun Laos 800 Khun Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Khun Thailand 7,200 Khun Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Khang Laos 27,000 Kang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Kaleun Laos 3,400 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.41 % New Testament -
Tai Kaleun Thailand 9,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai He Laos 4,200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Tai Gapong Laos 500 Phu Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Gapong Thailand 2,300 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Soyot Russia 3,600 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Cyprus 16,000 Hindi Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Switzerland 76,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Sogwo Arig China 49,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
So Laos 89,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 2
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,316,000     534 ●       5,943
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