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 *
 Wahumpura Sri Lanka 8,873,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.01 % Complete Bible -
Yamannu Sri Lanka 84,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.68 % Complete Bible 2
Kuki Chin Asho Bangladesh 1,800 Chin, Asho Buddhism 3.40 % Complete Bible 1
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) India 26,000 Hindi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Valmiki Chuhra (Buddhist traditions) India 800 Punjabi, Eastern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Akha Phongku Laos 1,800 Akha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Kokang Myanmar (Burma) 165,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 3
 Myeik Myanmar (Burma) 282,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.30 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 6
 Akha Jipia Laos 9,700 Akha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Kuki Chin Bangladesh 130,000 Chittagonian Buddhism 11.41 % New Testament -
 Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 185,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.07 % New Testament 4
 Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 15,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
 Dolpa Nepal 4,500 Sherpa Buddhism 1.38 % 0.83 % New Testament 1
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,800 Hyolmo Buddhism 1.38 % New Testament 1
 Yehlmo Nepal 12,000 Hyolmo Buddhism 0.99 % New Testament 1
 Kayah (Western) Myanmar (Burma) 162,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Kayah Western Thailand 22,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
 Khamti, Khamti Shan Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Khamti Buddhism 1.26 % 1.26 % New Testament 1
 Kheng Bhutan 36,000 Khengkha Buddhism 0.20 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
 Blang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Blang Buddhism 8.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
 Blang China 105,000 Blang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.06 % 0.06 % New Testament 2
 Blang Thailand 1,400 Blang Buddhism 4.00 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
 Thai, Northern Laos 40,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Thai, Northern Thailand 7,758,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism 0.20 % 0.03 % New Testament 155
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811