Buddhism people group listing

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 %)

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 *
	Japanese	Denmark	1,800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Denmark	9,800	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sinhalese	Denmark	7,100	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Drukpa, Dzongkha	Denmark	700	Dzongkha	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominica	900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominican Republic	1,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Burmese	Finland	2,200	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Finland	7,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Finland	1,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.20 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Finland	11,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Thai	France	10,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	France	30,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	France	323,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Khmer	France	71,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lao	France	19,000	Lao	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tibetan	France	7,900	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Germany	21,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Germany	36,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khmer	Germany	13,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Germany	187,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Japanese	Greece	1,100	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.60 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Guam	2,500	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Hungary	6,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Thai, Isan	Iceland	1,600	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Burmese	India	17,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	4.57 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	691 Peoples		501,784,000			536 ●				5,906

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%