Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,662,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

638

Unreached Groups

482 (75.5 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Walang	Nepal	1,300	Walungge	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lunape	Bhutan	1,300	Lunanakha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Shan	India	1,300	Shan	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Vellidura	Sri Lanka	1,300	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Blang	Thailand	1,400	Blang	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Barua	India	1,400	Bengali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khamiyang	India	1,400	Assamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khowa	India	1,400	Bugun	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Monpa Kalaktang	India	1,400	Monpa, Kalaktang	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chin Uppu	Bangladesh	1,500	Chin, Uppu	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Japanese	Samoa	1,500	Japanese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sampang	Nepal	1,500	Sampang	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kaike	Nepal	1,500	Kaike	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Vietnamese	Vanuatu	1,600	Vietnamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Aheu Luang	Thailand	1,600	Aheu	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mpi	Thailand	1,600	Mpi	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nyahkur	Thailand	1,600	Nyahkur	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Hpon	Myanmar (Burma)	1,600	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Menia	China	1,600	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kuan, Khuen	China	1,600	Khuen	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tokpegola	Nepal	1,600	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nubri	Nepal	1,600	Nubri	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tondagattan	Sri Lanka	1,600	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chong	Cambodia	1,700	Chong	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Manmet	China	1,700	Man Met	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	638 Peoples		501,662,000				482 ◼︎ (203 ✸︎)			5,744

* 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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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