Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,381,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

517 (75.5 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Deaf	Mongolia	17,000	Mongolian Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Deaf	Singapore	12,000	Singapore Sign Language	Buddhism	2 ●	16.04 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Deaf	Thailand	359,000	Thai Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	7
	Deaf	Vietnam	746,000	Hanoi Sign Language	Buddhism	2 ●	9.43 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	De'ang, Shwe	China	7,900	Palaung, Shwe	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	De'ang, Rumai	China	6,200	Palaung, Rumai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.67 %	0.67 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	De'ang, Pale	China	11,000	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Dawei, Tavoyan	Myanmar (Burma)	462,000	Tavoyan	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.04 %	4 New Testament	9
	Dawei, Tavoyan	Thailand	600	Tavoyan	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Dariganga	Mongolia	39,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.70 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Danu	Myanmar (Burma)	116,000	Danu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.15 %	4 New Testament	2
	Danau	Myanmar (Burma)	5,700	Danau	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Dakpa	Bhutan	4,600	Dakpakha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Couratto	Sri Lanka	7,100	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Chuanqing	China	1,003,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	7.50 %	6.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chuanlan	China	395,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	7.50 %	6.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chrame	China	50,000	Pumi, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Choni	China	170,000	Choni	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Chong	Cambodia	1,600	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chong	Thailand	2,100	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chinese, general	Chile	13,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	30.00 %	7.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Cyprus	1,200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	12.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Argentina	79,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	2 ●	31.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Anguilla	300	English	Buddhism	4 ●	30.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Botswana	1,500	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	25.00 %	10.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
Totals:	685 Peoples		503,381,000			517 ●				5,797

* 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
1	Unreached - 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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