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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 *
Mon India 1,400 Ladakhi Buddhism ● 0.43 % Complete Bible 1
Kinnara Sri Lanka 29,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 0.46 % Complete Bible 1
Kachin India 44,000 Jingpho Buddhism ● 0.47 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Malaysia 31,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Thailand 213,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.42 % Complete Bible 4
Burmese United Kingdom 14,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Burakumin Japan 865,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 17
Thai Malaysia 31,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Sweden 33,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Italy 5,300 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Thai United Kingdom 54,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai United States 231,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
Danau Myanmar (Burma) 5,600 Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Started 1
Japanese Thailand 71,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 275,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
Phu Thai Laos 234,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
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
Yugur, Saragh China 12,000 Yugur, West Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Bumthangpa Bhutan 23,000 Bumthangkha Buddhism ● 0.59 % Bible Portions 1
Jad India 2,600 Khamba Buddhism ● 0.59 % Translation Started 1
Burmese New Zealand 2,500 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,016,000     511 ●       5,879
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