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 Peru 163,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 3
 Japanese Panama 2,300 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Portugal 700 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Marshall Islands 300 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Philippines 2,900 Japanese Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Russia 16,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Singapore 39,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Spain 6,200 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Switzerland 5,300 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Taiwan 14,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese United Kingdom 24,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Vietnam 9,800 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Lao United States 216,000 Lao Buddhism 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Sinhalese New Zealand 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Thai, Isan Iceland 1,600 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
 Yoy Thailand 8,200 Yoy Buddhism 0.90 % 0.50 % Translation Started 1
 Yugur, Saragh China 12,000 Yugur, West Buddhism 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Chinese, general Argentina 79,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 31.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
 Lao Ga Thailand 2,200 Language unknown Buddhism 0.80 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,100 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 7.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Khotogoid Mongolia 9,100 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 0.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 64,000 Miyako Buddhism 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
 Kui Cambodia 36,000 Kuay Buddhism 3.50 % 0.53 % New Testament 1
Totals: 672 Peoples   503,382,000     507       5,787


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