Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,980,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

510 (76.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Sherpa	United States	5,200	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Sherdukpen	Bhutan	300	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sherdukpen	India	3,900	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Sharchop	Bhutan	68,000	Tshangla	Buddhism	1 ●	0.15 %	0.15 %	4 New Testament	1
	Samtao	Myanmar (Burma)	11,000	Samtao	Buddhism	4 ●	7.00 %	5.40 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Samtao	China	200	Samtao	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Samtao	Laos	3,700	Samtao	Buddhism	1 ●	0.17 %	0.17 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Saek	Thailand	21,000	Saek	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Rongkup	Bhutan	3,000	Lepcha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Rongkup	India	88,000	Lepcha	Buddhism	2 ●	24.76 %	-1	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Rongkup	Nepal	4,700	Lepcha	Buddhism	1 ●	3.56 %	-1	4 New Testament	1
	Rigzong	India	7,900	Ladakhi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Rigzong	Pakistan	1,700	Balti	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Rakhine	Bangladesh	91,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Rakhine	Myanmar (Burma)	2,598,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.05 %	3 Bible Portions	52
	Queyu	China	11,000	Queyu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qixingmin	China	6,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Qiang, Yadu	China	39,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Mawo	China	20,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Luhua	China	24,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Cimulin	China	17,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Phu Thai	Laos	237,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.04 %	2 Translation Started	5
	Phu Thai	Thailand	505,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	10
	Phu Thai	United States	57,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Phu Thai	Vietnam	255,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	4 ●	4.50 %	2.50 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
Totals:	666 Peoples		505,980,000			510 ●				5,879

* 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%