Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Kikai Japan 12,000 Kikai Buddhism 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
 Vietnamese Cambodia 835,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 17
 Lao Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 0.90 % Complete Bible 1
 Lao France 19,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Lao Thailand 62,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 64,000 Miyako Buddhism 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Sinhalese New Zealand 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Qatar 53,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Yaeyama Japan 45,000 Yaeyama Buddhism 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
 Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,700 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 South Asian, general Cyprus 16,000 Hindi Buddhism 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Chin, Ekai Myanmar (Burma) 6,700 Chin, Ekai Buddhism 3.00 % 3.00 % Unspecified -
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 40,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 3.10 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Khmer Cambodia 14,384,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 288
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 287,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 6
 Khmer United Kingdom 11,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.20 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Chinese, general Turkmenistan 3,200 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 3.30 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,900 Pangkhua Buddhism 3.31 % Translation Started 1
 Deaf Laos 77,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism 3.38 % Unspecified 2
 Lao Vietnam 18,000 Lao Buddhism 3.40 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 1
Kuki Chin Asho Bangladesh 1,800 Chin, Asho Buddhism 3.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Lao Laos 3,614,000 Lao Buddhism 3.50 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 61,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism 3.50 % 2.50 % Bible Portions -
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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