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Population of Adherents

501,606,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Chong Thailand 2,000 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chrame China 51,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,400 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dariganga Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Dolpa Nepal 3,900 Sherpa Buddhism ● 1.10 % New Testament 1
Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
Sharchop Bhutan 66,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Bru, Eastern Thailand 25,000 Bru, Eastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
De'an, Shwe China 8,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Gongduk Bhutan 2,400 Gongduk Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 6,900 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 74,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 40,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,400 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 1.38 % New Testament 1
Tai Khun Laos 800 Khun Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Khun Thailand 7,000 Khun Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Japanese United Arab Emirates 4,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese American Samoa 1,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Australia 37,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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