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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 %)

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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
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