Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (75.3 %)

Map Notes

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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, Cantonese	Myanmar (Burma)	75,000	Chinese, Yue	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Han Chinese, Cantonese	Thailand	41,000	Chinese, Yue	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Myanmar (Burma)	22,000	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Thailand	81,000	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Han Chinese, Kokang	Myanmar (Burma)	165,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	3
	Han Chinese, Mandarin	Myanmar (Burma)	987,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	20
	Han Chinese, Min Bei	Thailand	15,000	Chinese, Min Bei	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Han Tai	China	57,000	Lu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.70 %	0.70 %	4 New Testament	1
	Heeri	Sri Lanka	18,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.59 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Henawalayo	Sri Lanka	21,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	3.71 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hu	China	1,100	Hu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.27 %	0.27 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Huayao Tai	China	90,000	Lu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.29 %	4 New Testament	2
	Jad	India	2,500	Khamba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.59 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Japanese	Portugal	700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Palau	1,100	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Marshall Islands	300	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Philippines	2,900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Russia	16,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Singapore	38,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.60 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Spain	6,200	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Sweden	2,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Switzerland	5,300	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Thailand	71,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Taiwan	14,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	United Kingdom	25,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	685 Peoples		504,601,000			516 ●				5,799

* 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 >.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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