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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,258,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent ▲		 %
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 21,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese United States 198,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Thai Taiwan 65,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai United Arab Emirates 3,100 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Japan 9,700 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Norway 21,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Dariganga Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese China, Hong Kong 10,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Netherlands 5,500 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Marshall Islands 300 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Khmer Canada 22,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer France 71,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kiorr Laos 4,900 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Lao Song Thailand 37,000 Thai Song Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 1
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,600 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 16,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Oy Laos 25,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Lao Phuan Laos 153,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Translation Needed 3
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,258,000     534 ●       5,943
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