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 *
 Sinhalese Saudi Arabia 78,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
 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 3,800 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 South Asian, general Cyprus 17,000 Hindi Buddhism 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Ekai Myanmar (Burma) 6,600 Lawktu Buddhism 3.00 % 3.00 % Bible Portions -
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 40,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 3.10 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Khmer Cambodia 14,994,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 300
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 299,000 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 3,700 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 3.30 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,900 Pangkhua Buddhism 3.31 % Translation Started 1
 Deaf Laos 79,000 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 3,718,000 Lao Buddhism 3.50 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 61,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism 3.50 % 2.50 % Bible Portions -
 Lao Australia 12,000 Lao Buddhism 3.50 % 1.90 % Complete Bible 1
 Tibetan, Shangri La China 102,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism 3.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
 Kui Cambodia 37,000 Kuay Buddhism 3.50 % 0.53 % New Testament 1
Pidayne Danno Sri Lanka 9,600 Sinhala Buddhism 3.51 % Complete Bible 1
 Rongkup-Lepcha Nepal 4,500 Lepcha Buddhism 3.56 % New Testament 1
 Tamang Bhutan 9,400 Nepali Buddhism 3.59 % Complete Bible 1
Kagate India 2,100 Syuba Buddhism 3.65 % 1.95 % New Testament 1
Yamannu Sri Lanka 84,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.68 % Complete Bible 2
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811