Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (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 *
 Kikai Japan 12,000 Kikai Buddhism 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
 Vietnamese Japan 13,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Kunigami Japan 4,800 Kunigami Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
 Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 64,000 Miyako Buddhism 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
 Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,500 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Toku-No-Shima Japan 4,900 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
 Yaeyama Japan 45,000 Yaeyama Buddhism 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
 Yonaguni Japan 800 Yonaguni Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Yoron Japan 900 Yoron Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Deaf Japan 246,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 500 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 12.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified -
 Burmese Korea, South 23,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Korea, South 103,000 Thai Buddhism 0.80 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 2
 Japanese Korea, South 52,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Korea, South 47,000 Khmer Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Korea, South 152,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 8.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Mongol, Khalka Korea, South 36,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.72 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Korean Kyrgyzstan 19,000 Korean Buddhism 26.34 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 5,600 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Chinese, general Kyrgyzstan 1,100 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 4.43 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Burmese Laos 5,400 Burmese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Laos 155,000 Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 3
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799