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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 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Kalmyk, Torgut China 108,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 5,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sinhalese Australia 71,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Denmark 7,200 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese India 5,100 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa United States 5,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,400 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tibetan Liechtenstein 500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Netherlands 1,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 3,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Pakistan 6,800 Balti Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tibetan United Kingdom 700 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Thai, Isan Laos 9,400 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Thami China 600 Thangmi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tibetan Australia 1,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Belgium 5,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Bhutan 4,600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505 ●       5,783
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