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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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Japanese China, Hong Kong 10,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Japan 117,205,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,344
 Japanese Netherlands 5,500 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Thailand 71,000 Japanese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
 Lao Cambodia 24,000 Lao Buddhism 1.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
 Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism 0.34 % 0.34 % Unspecified 1
 Yaeyama Japan 45,000 Yaeyama Buddhism 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
 Thai Myanmar (Burma) 44,000 Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Korea, South 103,000 Thai Buddhism 0.80 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 2
 Thai Malaysia 32,000 Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Singapore 48,000 Thai Buddhism 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Danau Myanmar (Burma) 5,700 Danau Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Unspecified 1
 Khmer France 71,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Blang Thailand 1,400 Blang Buddhism 4.00 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
 Vietnamese Bulgaria 1,600 Vietnamese Buddhism 5.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Mru Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Mru Buddhism 4.01 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 228,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Unspecified 1
 Mongolian Kazakhstan 800 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 South Asian, general Cyprus 16,000 Hindi Buddhism 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Kui Thailand 433,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % New Testament 9
 Burmese Thailand 213,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.42 % Complete Bible 4
Totals: 672 Peoples   503,382,000     507       5,787


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