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Population of Adherents

501,239,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Amdo, Rongba China 162,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Golog China 167,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Khampa Eastern China 1,598,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 32
Khampa, Northern China 151,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Khampa, Western China 267,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 5
Qiang, Cimulin China 17,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Luhua China 24,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Mawo China 20,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Yadu China 39,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Tibetan Gtsang China 759,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 15
Xiangcheng China 14,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 1
Mongolian, Peripheral China 5,583,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 112
Mongol, Khalka China 68,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
Monba, Cona China 45,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % New Testament 1
Tibetan, Central United States 27,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Translation Needed 2
Jiarong, Situ China 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
Lao Vietnam 18,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.40 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Central China 940,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 19
Tibetan, Deqen China 121,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
Khampti, Khamti Shan Myanmar (Burma) 8,900 Khamti Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 1
Phu Thai Laos 231,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 455,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 9
Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,687,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 54
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,239,000     534 ●       5,942
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