Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?
Population of Adherents
505,407,000
% of World Population
6.4 %
People Groups
677
Unreached Groups
530 (78.3 %)
| Photo | People Group | Country | Population ▼ | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Scripture Status |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Navandanna | Sri Lanka | 1,166,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.28 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Mon | Myanmar (Burma) | 1,151,000 | Mon | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.90 % | 0.82 % | 5 Complete Bible | 23 |
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Karava | Sri Lanka | 1,083,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.40 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Chuanqing | China | 1,017,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism | 4 ● | 7.50 % | 6.80 % | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | Myanmar (Burma) | 986,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.40 % | 5 Complete Bible | 20 |
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Tibetan, Central | China | 952,000 | Tibetan, Central | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.03 % | 5 Complete Bible | 19 |
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Burakumin | Japan | 884,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 5 Complete Bible | 18 |
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Pa-O | Myanmar (Burma) | 870,000 | Pa'o | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.70 % | 0.30 % | 4 New Testament | 17 |
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Japanese | United States | 844,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 5 Complete Bible | 17 |
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Vietnamese | Cambodia | 827,000 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.17 % | 5 Complete Bible | 17 |
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Tai Lue | China | 814,000 | Lu | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.33 % | 4 New Testament | 16 |
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Han Chinese, Hakka | Indonesia | 772,000 | Chinese, Hakka | Buddhism | 4 ● | 29.00 % | 6.00 % | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Tibetan Gtsang | China | 768,000 | Tibetan, Central | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 5 Complete Bible | 15 |
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Gattara | Sri Lanka | 765,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.74 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Amdo, Hbrogpa | China | 753,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 3 Bible Portions | 15 |
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Deaf | Vietnam | 736,000 | Hanoi Sign Language | Buddhism | 2 ● | 9.43 % | -1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 - |
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Durava | Sri Lanka | 729,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 8.12 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Teochew | Singapore | 600,000 | Chinese, Min Nan | Buddhism | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 7.07 % | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Govigama | Sri Lanka | 561,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.90 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 - |
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Chakma | Bangladesh | 513,000 | Chakma | Buddhism | 2 ● | 12.96 % | -1 | 4 New Testament | -1 - |
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Gurung Ghaleg | Nepal | 511,000 | Gurung | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.00 % | -1 | 4 New Testament | -1 - |
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Tai Nua, Chinese Shan | China | 496,000 | Tai Nua | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.19 % | 0.17 % | 3 Bible Portions | 10 |
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Phu Thai | Thailand | 492,000 | Phu Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.10 % | 2 Translation Started | 10 |
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Dawei, Tavoyan | Myanmar (Burma) | 460,000 | Tavoyan | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.04 % | 0 Unspecified | 9 |
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Bai, Southern | China | 445,000 | Bai, Southern | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.13 % | 0.13 % | 3 Bible Portions | 9 |
| Totals: | 677 Peoples | 505,407,000 | 530 ● | 5,926 |
