Religion - Buddhism | Joshua Project

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,868,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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 *
	Khmer	Canada	22,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kiorr	Laos	4,800	Kiorr	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Sinhalese	Maldives	2,700	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khmer Krom	Cambodia	280,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	1.20 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Lao Wieng	Thailand	57,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.60 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Toku-No-shima	Japan	5,000	Toku-No-Shima	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.55 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kui	Cambodia	35,000	Kuay	Buddhism	1 ●	3.50 %	0.53 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Miyako, Ryukyuan	Japan	67,000	Miyako	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.51 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Buriat, Mongolia	Mongolia	57,000	Buriat, Mongolia	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Thai	United Arab Emirates	3,300	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Belgium	3,500	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Finland	7,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Japan	10,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	China, Macau	800	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.70 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Norway	21,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	United Arab Emirates	4,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Northern Mariana Islands	900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Denmark	1,800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominica	800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominican Republic	1,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Micronesia, Federated States	800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	France	30,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Germany	25,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Guam	2,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Greece	1,100	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.60 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	688 Peoples		502,868,000			539 ●				5,897

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%