Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Bhotia India 130,000 Nepali Buddhism 5.01 % Complete Bible -
 Drukpa Bhutan 224,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
 Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Khas Bhutan 1,000 Bengali Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Khamiyang India 1,500 Assamese Buddhism 1.27 % Complete Bible 1
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 10,898,000 Marathi Buddhism 0.13 % Complete Bible 218
Adi Ramo China 200 Adi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rodiya Sri Lanka 19,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Singpho India 9,500 Singpho Buddhism 7.14 % Complete Bible -
 Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,851,000 Shan Buddhism 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 97
 Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 2
 Tamang Bhutan 9,400 Nepali Buddhism 3.59 % Complete Bible 1
 Tamang India 279,000 Nepali Buddhism 6.01 % Complete Bible -
 Tangsa Tikhak India 2,600 Naga, Tangshang Buddhism 20.84 % Complete Bible -
 Chuanlan China 393,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
 Chuanqing China 997,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
 Lemo China 2,700 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongolian, Peripheral China 5,545,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀︎ 0.04 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 111
 Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,800 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka China 67,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka Czechia 2,500 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka Korea, South 36,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.72 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,465,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.30 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 49
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811