Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,040,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Mok	Myanmar (Burma)	4,000	Mok	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sartang	India	4,000	Sartang	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Japanese	United Arab Emirates	3,900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Aiton (Tai Aiton)	India	3,900	Aiton	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Kalmyk-Oirat	Kyrgyzstan	3,800	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Han Chinese, Mandarin	Bangladesh	3,700	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kyerung	Nepal	3,700	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Newah	Bhutan	3,700	Nepali	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Samtao	Laos	3,700	Samtao	Buddhism	1 ●	0.17 %	0.17 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Mongolian, Peripheral	United States	3,700	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Walang	Bhutan	3,700	Bantawa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Vietnamese	Austria	3,600	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	12.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Shixing	China	3,600	Shuhi	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Thai	Belgium	3,500	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lhokpu	Bhutan	3,500	Lhokpu	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Layakha	Bhutan	3,500	Layakha	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Thai	Cambodia	3,400	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.15 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tai Kaleun	Laos	3,400	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	4 ●	7.00 %	5.41 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Dowaniya	India	3,400	Assamese	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Naxi, Northern	China	3,300	Naxi	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Thai	Ukraine	3,200	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Changpa	India	3,200	Changthang	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Lahuli, Tinan	China	3,200	Tinani	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Olot	China	3,200	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Chinese, general	Turkmenistan	3,200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	3.30 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	666 Peoples		502,040,000			511 ●				5,879

* 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
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%