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 %)

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 *
 Yugur, Enger China 6,100 Yugur, East Buddhism 1.20 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa Nepal 1,300 Lhomi Buddhism 1.15 % 0.69 % New Testament 1
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
 Burmese Korea, South 23,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Sino-Burmese China, Macau 21,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Burmese United States 200,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
 Thai United Arab Emirates 3,200 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Japan 9,600 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Norway 21,000 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Taiwan 65,000 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
 Japanese China, Hong Kong 10,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Netherlands 5,500 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Marshall Islands 300 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
 Khmer Canada 23,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer France 71,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kiorr Laos 5,100 Kiorr Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Lao Song Thailand 37,000 Thai Song Buddhism 1.00 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 1
 Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,500 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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