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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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 1,595,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 32
 Rongkup-Lepcha Nepal 4,500 Lepcha Buddhism 3.56 % New Testament 1
 Samtao Laos 3,800 Samtao Buddhism 0.17 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 1
Sartang India 3,900 Sartang Buddhism 1.50 % Unspecified 1
Shan India 1,500 Shan Buddhism 1.55 % Complete Bible 1
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Sherdukpen India 4,000 Sherdukpen Buddhism 0.74 % Unspecified 1
 Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,800 Hyolmo Buddhism 1.38 % New Testament 1
 Sinhalese New Zealand 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Qatar 61,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese United States 12,000 Sinhala Buddhism 4.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Canada 21,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Italy 59,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Malaysia 4,900 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 0.10 % 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 93,000 So (Laos) Buddhism 1.42 % 1.02 % Bible Portions 2
 So Thailand 75,000 So (Laos) Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 1
 South Asian, general Cyprus 17,000 Hindi Buddhism 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 South Asian, general Switzerland 78,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799