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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,860,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Japanese American Samoa 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Northern Mariana Islands 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Lama India 800 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Yonaguni Japan 800 Yonaguni Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Za, Charumba China 800 Zakhring Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Mongolian Kazakhstan 800 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Tatar, Khakass China 800 Khakas Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chinese, general Christmas Island 800 Language unknown Buddhism ● 14.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
Pa-O Thailand 900 Pa'o Buddhism ● 25.00 % 1.00 % New Testament -
Thai China, Macau 900 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Dominica 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Russia 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Yoron Japan 900 Yoron Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) Pakistan 900 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Gara India 900 Lohar, Lahul Buddhism ● 1.50 % Unspecified 1
Tibetan Gtsang Bhutan 900 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Italy 1,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 7.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tibetan Netherlands 1,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Karen, Yintale Myanmar (Burma) 1,000 Yintale Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Khas Bhutan 1,000 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Khampa Myanmar (Burma) 1,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534 ●       5,943
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