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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
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Sinhalese India 5,300 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Italy 59,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Qatar 53,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese United States 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Oy Laos 25,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,800 Pangkhua Buddhism ● 3.31 % Translation Started 1
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,400 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
Phu Thai United States 57,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Started 1
Khmu, Puman China 30,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Samtao Laos 3,700 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % Translation Started 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,900 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,400 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai He Laos 4,200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536 ●       5,906
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