Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

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 Mongolia 2,465,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.30 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 49
Torgut Mongolia 17,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 2.40 % 2.30 % New Testament -
 Uuld Mongolia 16,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.60 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Canada 21,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Sri Lanka 2,500 Japanese Buddhism 2.87 % Complete Bible 1
 Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.90 % 2.80 % Complete Bible -
 Thai New Zealand 8,300 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 93,000 Japanese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 2
 Japanese Denmark 1,800 Japanese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Sweden 2,700 Japanese Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Kikai Japan 12,000 Kikai Buddhism 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
 Khmer Japan 24,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Laos 7,900 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer New Zealand 9,800 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer, Cambodian United States 267,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
 Khmer Vietnam 1,377,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.87 % Complete Bible 28
 Vietnamese Cambodia 871,000 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 20,000 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 61,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811