Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,316,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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 *
 Chinese, general Kyrgyzstan 1,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 4.43 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 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
 Vietnamese Korea, South 152,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 8.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Khmer Korea, South 47,000 Khmer Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka Korea, South 36,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.72 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Mongolian Kazakhstan 800 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 700 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 12.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible -
 Eurasian Japan 123,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Burakumin Japan 870,000 Japanese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 17
 Thai Japan 9,700 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Japan 118,468,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,369
 Vietnamese Japan 14,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Kikai Japan 13,000 Kikai Buddhism 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
 Kunigami Japan 4,800 Kunigami Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
 Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 65,000 Miyako Buddhism 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
 Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,600 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
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,316,000     534       5,943