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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,553,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

678

Unreached Groups

530 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Muak Sa-aak China 1,000 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Minyag, Eastern China 2,000 Minyag, Eastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Thai China, Hong Kong 10,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese China, Hong Kong 10,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese China, Hong Kong 48,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.40 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 19,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai China, Macau 800 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Chinese, general Christmas Island 800 Language unknown Buddhism ● 14.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
Vietnamese Cyprus 7,400 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.40 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Cyprus 7,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Chinese, general Cyprus 1,200 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 12.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
South Asian, general Cyprus 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Czechia 71,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Mongol, Khalka Czechia 2,500 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Denmark 1,700 Burmese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Denmark 12,000 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Denmark 1,800 Japanese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Denmark 16,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Denmark 7,900 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 600 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Dominica 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Dominican Republic 1,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Finland 1,500 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Finland 7,100 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 678 Peoples   505,553,000     530 ●       5,926
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