Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,316,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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 *
 Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism 7.00 % 5.40 % Translation Started -
 Karen, Yintale Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Yintale Buddhism 0.01 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Minyag, Western China 11,000 Minyag, Western Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Queyu China 11,000 Queyu Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Lap, Lakha Bhutan 11,000 Lakha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Gahala Sri Lanka 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism 0.78 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai France 10,000 Thai Buddhism 0.30 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai China, Hong Kong 10,000 Thai Buddhism 1.40 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese China, Hong Kong 10,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Singpho India 10,000 Singpho Buddhism 5.91 % Complete Bible -
 Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism 5.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
 Vietnamese Denmark 9,800 Vietnamese Buddhism 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Sherpa Bhutan 9,800 Sherpa Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Thai Japan 9,700 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer New Zealand 9,700 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Tibetan Canada 9,700 Tibetan, Central Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Vietnam 9,600 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,600 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
 Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 9,600 Nepali Buddhism 3.87 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Sweden 9,400 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Karen, Yinbaw Myanmar (Burma) 9,300 Yinbaw Buddhism 32.00 % 25.00 % Unspecified -
 Thai, Isan Laos 9,200 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Tamang Bhutan 9,200 Nepali Buddhism 3.59 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Hakka Australia 9,100 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 12.00 % 12.00 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,316,000     534       5,943