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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 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Deaf Thailand 350,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
Kui Thailand 422,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.41 % Complete Bible 8
Batgama Sri Lanka 382,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.48 % Complete Bible 8
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 460,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 9
Phu Thai Thailand 492,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 496,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
Bai, Southern China 680,000 Bai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.13 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 14
Amdo, Hbrogpa China 753,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 15
Tibetan Gtsang China 768,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 15
Tai Lue China 814,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 870,000 Pa'o Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.30 % New Testament 17
Japanese United States 844,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 17
Vietnamese Cambodia 827,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 17
Burakumin Japan 884,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 18
Tibetan, Central China 952,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 19
Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 986,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 20
Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,151,000 Mon Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 23
Khmer Vietnam 1,331,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.87 % Complete Bible 27
Khmer, Northern Thailand 1,461,000 Khmer, Northern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.33 % Complete Bible 29
Khampa Eastern China 1,618,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 32
Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,333,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.86 % Complete Bible 47
Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,718,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 54
Lao Laos 3,446,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.50 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 69
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,556,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 91
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,211,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 104
Totals: 683 Peoples   503,127,000     531 ●       5,962
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