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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

500,901,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

533 (77.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Bhotia Tibetan India 4,000 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Mok Myanmar (Burma) 4,000 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Sartang India 4,000 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Japanese United Arab Emirates 3,900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 3,700 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Kyerung Nepal 3,700 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,700 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Austria 3,600 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 12.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Newah Bhutan 3,600 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Samtao Laos 3,600 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % Translation Started 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Walang, Bantawa Bhutan 3,600 Bantawa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Soyot Russia 3,600 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Ukraine 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Layakha Bhutan 3,500 Layakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tai Kaleun Laos 3,400 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.41 % New Testament -
Lhokpu Bhutan 3,400 Lhokpu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dowaniya India 3,400 Assamese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Cambodia 3,300 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 1
Naxi, Northern China 3,300 Naxi Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Changpa India 3,200 Changthang Buddhism ● 0.19 % Translation Started 1
Lahuli, Tinan China 3,200 Tinani Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Olot China 3,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   500,901,000     533 ●       5,942
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