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Population of Adherents

505,356,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

680

Unreached Groups

531 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▲		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sharchop Bhutan 66,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherdukpen Bhutan 200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,900 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa United States 5,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sinhalese Australia 115,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Sinhalese Denmark 7,900 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese India 4,500 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Siyar Nepal 500 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sogwo Arig China 50,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Soyot Russia 3,700 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Bueng Thailand 6,500 Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Gapong Laos 500 Phu Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Gapong Thailand 2,200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tai He Laos 4,100 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Tai Kaleun Thailand 8,800 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai Khang Laos 26,000 Kang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 131,000 Khun Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 3
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 115,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Translation Needed 2
Tai Lue Laos 131,000 Lu Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 3
Tai Man, Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 680 Peoples   505,356,000     531 ●       5,918
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