Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,381,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

517 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Singapore 448,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 12.00 % 7.00 % Complete Bible -
 Kui Thailand 433,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % New Testament 9
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 412,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Chuanlan China 395,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
 Batgama Sri Lanka 386,000 Sinhala Buddhism 1.48 % Complete Bible 8
Berava Sri Lanka 378,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.56 % Complete Bible -
Radava Sri Lanka 372,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.36 % Complete Bible -
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
Hannali Sri Lanka 341,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.85 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese France 323,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Brazil 321,000 Portuguese Buddhism 30.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
Salagama Sri Lanka 318,000 Sinhala Buddhism 12.16 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Australia 305,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 295,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
 Tuvan Russia 294,000 Tuvan Buddhism 1.50 % 0.19 % Unspecified 6
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 287,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 6
 Tamang India 275,000 Nepali Buddhism 6.01 % Complete Bible -
 Khampa, Western China 267,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 5
 Khmer, Cambodian United States 263,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
 Tu China 259,000 Tu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 5
 Phu Thai Vietnam 255,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 4.50 % 2.50 % Translation Started -
Pannikki Sri Lanka 249,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.62 % Complete Bible -
Hinna Sri Lanka 248,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.70 % Complete Bible -
 Chakma India 247,000 Chakma Buddhism 4.89 % Complete Bible 5
 Marma (Magh) Bangladesh 247,000 Marma Buddhism 5.69 % New Testament -
Totals: 685 Peoples   503,381,000     517       5,797