Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

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 *
 Sherpa India 51,000 Nepali Buddhism 14.74 % Complete Bible -
 Mongour China 51,000 Tu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Chrame China 50,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Sogwo Arig China 49,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Tibetan, Zhugqu China 49,000 Choni Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Khmer Korea, South 47,000 Khmer Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese China, Hong Kong 47,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.40 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Thai Singapore 46,000 Thai Buddhism 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Bible Portions 1
 Monpa India 46,000 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism 0.94 % Unspecified 1
 Yaeyama Japan 45,000 Yaeyama Buddhism 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
 Thai Myanmar (Burma) 44,000 Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Tuvan Mongolia 44,000 Tuvan Buddhism 1.20 % 1.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Kucong China 44,000 Kucong Buddhism 2.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Monba, Cona China 44,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.02 % New Testament 1
 Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 41,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Dodda-Weddah Sri Lanka 41,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.50 % Complete Bible -
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 40,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 3.10 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Thai, Northern Laos 40,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sinhalese Oman 40,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Dariganga Mongolia 39,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 0.80 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Czechia 39,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Austria 38,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 6.90 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811