Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Vietnamese New Zealand 7,600 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese, Kinh Russia 7,800 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Sweden 9,600 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Thailand 126,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Taiwan 226,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese United Kingdom 27,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Ukraine 3,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism 2.00 % 1.74 % Unspecified 1
 Khmer United Kingdom 11,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.20 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
Mon Pakistan 1,300 Balti Buddhism 1.69 % 1.69 % Bible Portions 1
 Japanese Australia 59,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Laos 7,800 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer, Cambodian United States 263,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
 Eurasian Japan 122,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 89,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Sinhalese Canada 21,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
 South Asian, general Switzerland 77,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Vietnamese, Kinh Vietnam 82,810,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.40 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 989,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 2.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 20
 Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Australia 37,000 Khmer Buddhism 5.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer New Zealand 9,800 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Austria 3,600 Vietnamese Buddhism 12.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Hungary 5,900 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
 Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,449,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.30 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 49
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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