Buddhism people group listing

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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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Thailand	81,000	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Han Chinese, Cantonese	Thailand	41,000	Chinese, Yue	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tai Khun	Thailand	7,200	Khun	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Japanese	Thailand	71,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kayah Western	Thailand	22,000	Kayah, Western	Buddhism	2 ●	28.00 %	2.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Khmer	Thailand	66,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Blang	Thailand	1,400	Blang	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.40 %	4 New Testament	1
	Thai, Northern	Thailand	7,758,000	Thai, Northern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.03 %	4 New Testament	155
	Vietnamese	Thailand	125,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Korean	Thailand	21,000	Korean	Buddhism	5 ●	24.00 %	16.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Lao	Thailand	62,000	Lao	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lao Song	Thailand	37,000	Thai Song	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Aheu Luang	Thailand	1,600	Aheu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Mpi	Thailand	1,600	Mpi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Nyahkur	Thailand	1,600	Nyahkur	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Palaung, Pale	Thailand	6,400	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.93 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sinhalese	Thailand	74,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lao Phuan	Thailand	199,000	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	4
	Phu Thai	Thailand	504,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	10
	Kayah Eastern	Thailand	19,000	Kayah, Eastern	Buddhism	4 ●	18.00 %	4.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Saek	Thailand	21,000	Saek	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	So	Thailand	75,000	So (Laos)	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Thai, Southern	Thailand	5,335,000	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.26 %	3 Bible Portions	107
	Lawa, Western	Thailand	9,100	Lawa, Western	Buddhism	5 ●	16.00 %	14.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Bru, Western	Thailand	20,000	Bru, Western	Buddhism	4 ●	8.00 %	6.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
Totals:	693 Peoples		504,711,000			522 ●				5,811

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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