Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,980,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

510 (76.6 %)

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 *
Navandanna Sri Lanka 1,185,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.28 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Pwo Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 1,181,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 30.00 % 5.88 % Complete Bible -
 Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,154,000 Mon Buddhism 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 23
 Marma (Magh) Bangladesh 1,135,000 Marma Buddhism 5.69 % New Testament -
Karava Sri Lanka 1,100,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.40 % Complete Bible -
 Chuanqing China 1,003,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 989,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 2.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 20
 Tibetan, Central China 939,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.04 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 19
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 873,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % New Testament 17
 Burakumin Japan 860,000 Japanese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 17
 Japanese United States 847,000 Japanese Buddhism 25.00 % 15.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Cambodia 835,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 3.00 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 17
 Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
 Han Chinese, Hakka Indonesia 782,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 29.00 % 6.00 % Complete Bible -
Gattara Sri Lanka 777,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.74 % Complete Bible -
 Tibetan Gtsang China 758,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 15
 Deaf Vietnam 746,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism 9.43 % Bible Portions -
 Amdo, Hbrogpa China 743,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 15
Durava Sri Lanka 741,000 Sinhala Buddhism 8.12 % Complete Bible -
 Bai, Southern China 671,000 Bai, Southern Buddhism 0.13 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 13
 Han Chinese, Teochew Singapore 616,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 10.00 % 7.07 % Complete Bible -
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 605,000 Gurung Buddhism 5.01 % New Testament -
 Kuki Chin Bangladesh 593,000 Chittagonian Buddhism 11.41 % New Testament -
 Govigama Sri Lanka 570,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.90 % Complete Bible -
 Phu Thai Thailand 505,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
Totals: 666 Peoples   505,980,000     510       5,879



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