Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.90 % 2.80 % Complete Bible -
 Uuld Mongolia 15,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.60 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
Khotogoid Mongolia 9,100 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 0.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Khoton Mongolia 13,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 4.70 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
Torgut Mongolia 17,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 2.40 % 2.30 % New Testament -
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,500 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chin, Asho Myanmar (Burma) 170,000 Chin, Asho Buddhism 15.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 873,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 17
 Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,494,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.35 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 630
 Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 186,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.07 % New Testament 4
 Thai Myanmar (Burma) 44,000 Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism 0.32 % 0.32 % Unspecified 1
 Chakma, Daingnet Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 73,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 4.00 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
 Danau Myanmar (Burma) 5,700 Danau Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Unspecified 1
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 235,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.21 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 5
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 989,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 2.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 20
 Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 75,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 131,000 Khun Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 3
 Intha Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Intha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.07 % Translation Started 2
 Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 163,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Khamti, Khamti Shan Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Khamti Buddhism 1.26 % 1.26 % New Testament 1
 Blang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Blang Buddhism 1.90 % 0.80 % New Testament 1
 Karen, Zayein Myanmar (Burma) 12,000 Zayein Buddhism 18.00 % 9.00 % Translation Started -
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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