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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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 *
Chin, Asho Myanmar (Burma) 169,000 Chin, Asho Buddhism ● 15.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Hakka Brunei 2,800 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 15.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Belgium 1,300 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 17.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Chinese, general Botswana 1,500 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 25.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Muak Sa-aak Myanmar (Burma) 4,500 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ● 10.00 % 10.00 % Bible Portions -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Singapore 1,394,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 12.00 % 10.61 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Brunei 13,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 15.00 % 12.00 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Hakka Australia 9,200 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 12.00 % 12.00 % Complete Bible -
Karen, Kayah Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism ● 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
Lawa, Western Thailand 9,100 Lawa, Western Buddhism ● 16.00 % 14.00 % Complete Bible -
Japanese United States 842,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 25.00 % 15.00 % Complete Bible -
Korean Thailand 21,000 Korean Buddhism ● 24.00 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
Korean Kyrgyzstan 17,000 Korean Buddhism ● 26.34 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
Lawa China 107,000 Awa Buddhism ● 20.00 % 18.00 % Translation Needed -
Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 162,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism ● 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
Karen, Yinbaw Myanmar (Burma) 9,300 Yinbaw Buddhism ● 32.00 % 25.00 % Unspecified -
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536 ●       5,906
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