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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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Kyerung	China	8,400	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Kyerung	Nepal	3,700	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Ladakhi	China	600	Ladakhi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Rongkup	Bhutan	3,000	Lepcha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Loba	Bhutan	2,300	Lhowa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Aheu Luang	Thailand	1,600	Aheu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Rakhine	Bangladesh	20,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Newah	Bhutan	3,700	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mpi	Thailand	1,600	Mpi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Nyahkur	Thailand	1,700	Nyahkur	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Kalmyk-Oirat	Kyrgyzstan	5,200	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Kalmyk-Oirat	Kazakhstan	500	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Kalmyk, Torgut	China	108,000	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	2
	Sinhalese	Australia	71,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sinhalese	Denmark	7,200	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sinhalese	India	5,100	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Saek	Thailand	21,000	Saek	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Samtao	China	200	Samtao	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sherpa	Bhutan	10,000	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Sherpa	China	1,200	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Sherpa	United States	5,200	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Shixing	China	3,600	Shuhi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Thai, Southern	Malaysia	4,400	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Laos	15,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Gurung Ghaleg	Bangladesh	1,200	Gurung	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	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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