Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,640,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

635

Unreached Groups

480 (75.6 %)

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 *
	Lhomi	China	1,700	Lhomi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lhomi	India	1,700	Lhomi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lai Chin	Bangladesh	1,700	Chin, Hakha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Dunghi	Myanmar (Burma)	1,700	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Angkham	Laos	1,700	Phu Thai	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Rigzong	Pakistan	1,800	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chali	Bhutan	1,800	Chalikha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kagate	India	1,800	Syuba	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Kuki Chin Asho	Bangladesh	1,800	Chin, Asho	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Akha Phongku	Laos	1,800	Akha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chak, Thet	Myanmar (Burma)	1,900	Chak	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Naju	China	1,900	Naxi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tuvans-Todzhan	Russia	1,900	Tuvan	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Handi	Sri Lanka	1,900	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Radayo	Sri Lanka	1,900	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kon	Myanmar (Burma)	1,900	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tangchanghya	India	2,000	Tangchangya	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Walang	China	2,000	Walungge	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Thakali Marphali	Nepal	2,000	Thakali	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Minyag, Eastern	China	2,000	Minyag, Eastern	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Htee Day Karen	Myanmar (Burma)	2,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chong	Thailand	2,100	Chong	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Bunan	China	2,100	Gahri	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Lao Ga	Thailand	2,100	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tai Taroi	India	2,100	Singpho	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	635 Peoples		501,640,000				480 ◼︎ (202 ✸︎)			5,738

* 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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