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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,589,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Yaeyama Japan 47,000 Yaeyama Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 99,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.36 % 0.36 % Complete Bible 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.35 % Bible Portions 2
Tai Lue China 811,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 864,000 Pa'o Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.30 % New Testament 17
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 19,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese United States 194,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Thai Australia 68,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Denmark 12,000 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Laos 143,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 3
Thai Sweden 31,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Taiwan 64,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai United Kingdom 26,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Japanese Belgium 4,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Finland 1,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese China, Hong Kong 13,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Japan 120,934,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,419
Japanese Netherlands 5,400 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 43,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Lao Cambodia 23,000 Lao Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 2
Huayao Tai China 92,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.29 % New Testament 2
Thai Thailand 21,256,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.27 % Complete Bible 425
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,589,000     539 ●       5,880
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