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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,016,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese United States 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 21,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
So Laos 90,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 2
South Asian, general Cyprus 16,000 Hindi Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Switzerland 77,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Khun Laos 800 Khun Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Khun Thailand 7,200 Khun Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % Unspecified 1
Tai Lue Myanmar (Burma) 62,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.06 % New Testament 1
Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
Tai Lue Thailand 94,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 2
Tai Lue United States 4,600 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai Lue Vietnam 6,900 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,537,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 91
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 489,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 110,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 2
Tamang Bhutan 9,300 Nepali Buddhism ● 3.59 % Complete Bible 1
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,016,000     511 ●       5,879
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