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 *
 Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,900 Pangkhua Buddhism 3.31 % Translation Started 1
 Tangchanghya Bangladesh 68,000 Tangchangya Buddhism 13.37 % Translation Started -
 Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Barua Bangladesh 36,000 Chittagonian Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Khami Bangladesh 6,100 Chittagonian Buddhism 4.63 % New Testament 1
 Marma (Magh) Bangladesh 247,000 Marma Buddhism 5.69 % New Testament -
 Lai Chin Bangladesh 1,700 Chin, Hakha Buddhism 13.14 % Complete Bible -
Kuki Chin Yindi Bangladesh 2,500 Chin, Khumi Buddhism 11.09 % Complete Bible -
Kuki Chin Asho Bangladesh 1,800 Chin, Asho Buddhism 3.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Belgium 4,700 Japanese Buddhism 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Belgium 500 Khmer Buddhism 7.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Belgium 1,300 Vietnamese Buddhism 17.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
 Tibetan Belgium 5,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chinese, general Belgium 23,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 12.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Dakpa Bhutan 4,600 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Gongduk Bhutan 2,500 Gongduk Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Bumthangpa Bhutan 23,000 Bumthangkha Buddhism 0.59 % Bible Portions 1
 Kheng Bhutan 36,000 Khengkha Buddhism 0.20 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
 Kurtokha Bhutan 2,200 Kurtokha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Rongkup Bhutan 3,000 Lepcha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Loba Bhutan 2,300 Lhowa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Newah Bhutan 3,700 Nepali Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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