Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,382,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

672

Unreached Groups

507 (75.4 %)

Map Notes

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Mongol, Khalka	Korea, South	36,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.72 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Deaf	Mongolia	17,000	Mongolian Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Thai	China, Macau	900	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.70 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Pa-O	Myanmar (Burma)	873,000	Pa'o	Buddhism	1 ●	1.70 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	17
	Mon	Pakistan	1,300	Balti	Buddhism	1 ●	1.69 %	1.69 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Thai	Thailand	23,275,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.60 %	0.90 %	5 Complete Bible	466
	Japanese	Greece	1,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.60 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Singapore	39,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.60 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Heeri	Sri Lanka	17,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.59 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Shan	India	1,400	Shan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.55 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Deaf	Japan	245,000	Japanese Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	1.54 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	5
	Bayad	Mongolia	68,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Bolivia	2,600	Okinawan, Central	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tai Khun	Thailand	7,200	Khun	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Japanese	United Arab Emirates	3,900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Northern Mariana Islands	800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominica	900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominican Republic	1,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Micronesia, Federated States	800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Germany	36,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Guam	2,500	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Italy	6,200	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Korea, South	52,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Malaysia	16,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	New Zealand	25,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	672 Peoples		503,382,000			507 ●				5,787

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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