Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,316,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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 *
 Mongol, Khalka Russia 3,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka Taiwan 1,100 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka United States 16,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Tibetan, Deqen China 121,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism 2.00 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
 Kui Thailand 432,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % Complete Bible 9
 Khuen United States 2,800 Khuen Buddhism 2.00 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
 Khmer, Northern Cambodia 5,200 Khmer, Northern Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Danu Myanmar (Burma) 115,000 Danu Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 2
 Deaf Bhutan 5,800 Language unknown Buddhism 2.11 % Unspecified 1
 Tamang Bangladesh 700 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism 2.29 % New Testament 1
 Japanese Indonesia 14,000 Japanese Buddhism 2.30 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Beda Pakistan 400 Balti Buddhism 2.70 % Bible Portions 1
 Sinhalese Canada 20,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Sri Lanka 2,400 Japanese Buddhism 2.87 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai New Zealand 8,200 Thai Buddhism 3.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Canada 58,000 Japanese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Denmark 1,800 Japanese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Laos 7,600 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer New Zealand 9,700 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer, Cambodian United States 260,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
 Khmer Vietnam 1,331,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.87 % Complete Bible 27
 Kikai Japan 13,000 Kikai Buddhism 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
 Vietnamese Cambodia 818,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 16
 Lao Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 0.90 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,316,000     534       5,943