Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Monpa Dirang India 8,100 Tshangla Buddhism 0.77 % New Testament 1
 Monpa Lish India 2,500 Lish Buddhism 0.67 % Translation Started 1
 Monpa Tawang India 8,000 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism 0.39 % Unspecified 1
 Mru Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Mru Buddhism 4.01 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
 Naxi, Northern China 3,300 Naxi Buddhism 4.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
 Nyaw Thailand 83,000 Nyaw Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 2
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Okinawan, Ryukyuan Bolivia 2,600 Okinawan, Central Buddhism 1.50 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
 Oy Laos 26,000 Oy Buddhism 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 873,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 17
 Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 1
 Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 161,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism 0.40 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 3
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 235,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.21 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 5
 Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,900 Pangkhua Buddhism 3.31 % Translation Started 1
 Phu Thai Laos 237,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
 Phu Thai Thailand 505,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
 Phu Thai United States 57,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Started 1
Pidayne Danno Sri Lanka 9,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.51 % Complete Bible 1
 Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,598,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 52
 Rongkup Nepal 4,700 Lepcha Buddhism 3.56 % New Testament 1
 Samtao Laos 3,700 Samtao Buddhism 0.17 % 0.17 % Unspecified 1
Sartang India 3,800 Sartang Buddhism 1.50 % Unspecified 1
Shan India 1,400 Shan Buddhism 1.55 % Complete Bible 1
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Sherdukpen India 3,900 Sherdukpen Buddhism 0.74 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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