Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,381,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

517 (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 *
 Mongol, Khalka United States 16,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 South Asian, general Cyprus 16,000 Hindi Buddhism 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kiddea Sri Lanka 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.10 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Singapore 17,000 Sinhala Buddhism 8.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Qiang, Cimulin China 17,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
 Deaf Mongolia 17,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism 1.72 % Unspecified 1
 Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Chin, Laitu Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Chin, Laitu Buddhism 25.00 % 3.00 % Bible Portions -
Torgut Mongolia 17,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 2.40 % 2.30 % New Testament -
Heeri Sri Lanka 17,000 Sinhala Buddhism 1.59 % Complete Bible 1
 Burmese Australia 18,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.35 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
 Korean Kyrgyzstan 18,000 Korean Buddhism 26.34 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
 Lao Vietnam 18,000 Lao Buddhism 3.40 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai, Isan Norway 18,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 0.80 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Rodiya Sri Lanka 18,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
 Lao France 19,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Karen, Kayah Eastern Thailand 19,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 18.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
 Nyaw Laos 19,000 Nyaw Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Started 1
 Thai Canada 20,000 Thai Buddhism 0.70 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Khampti India 20,000 Adi Buddhism 0.91 % Complete Bible 1
 Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Bru, Western Thailand 20,000 Bru, Western Buddhism 8.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
Totals: 685 Peoples   503,381,000     517       5,797