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Population of Adherents

504,878,000

% 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 *
Lap, Lakha Bhutan 11,000 Lakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Layakha Bhutan 3,500 Layakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Danu Myanmar (Burma) 117,000 Danu Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 2
Chepya Laos 2,500 Chepya Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Danau Myanmar (Burma) 129,000 Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 3
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ● 0.27 % 0.27 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Khang China 43,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Khang Laos 27,000 Kang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kiorr Laos 4,900 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Kurtokha Bhutan 2,100 Kurtokha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Karen, Lahta Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Zayein Buddhism ● 18.00 % 9.00 % Translation Needed -
Aheu Luang Thailand 1,600 Aheu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism ● 0.34 % 0.34 % Translation Needed 1
Mpi Thailand 1,600 Mpi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,400 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
Lao Phuan Laos 152,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Translation Needed 3
Lao Phuan Thailand 210,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 4
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.40 % Translation Needed -
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samtao Laos 3,600 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % Translation Needed 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 683 Peoples   504,878,000     531 ●       5,970
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