Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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 *
 Bhote Nepal 15,000 Nepali Buddhism 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Bhotia India 136,000 Nepali Buddhism 4.90 % Complete Bible 3
 Tamang Bhutan 9,200 Nepali Buddhism 3.59 % Complete Bible 1
 Tamang India 268,000 Nepali Buddhism 6.13 % Complete Bible -
 Tangbe Nepal 700 Nepali Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Larke Nepal 200 Nubri Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
 Nubri Nepal 1,800 Nubri Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
 Nupbi Bhutan 3,000 Nupbikha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Nyahkur Thailand 1,700 Nyahkur Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 1
 Nyaw Thailand 83,000 Nyaw Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 2
 Nyenpa Bhutan 13,000 Nyenkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Okinawan, Ryukyuan Bolivia 2,600 Okinawan, Central Buddhism 1.50 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
 Monpa Black Mountain Bhutan 500 Olekha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Oy Laos 25,000 Oy Buddhism 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 866,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % New Testament 17
 Pa-O Thailand 900 Pa'o Buddhism 25.00 % 1.00 % New Testament -
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 293,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
 De'ang, Pale China 11,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 0.12 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 1
 Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 1
 Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 160,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism 0.40 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 3
 De'ang, Rumai China 6,200 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism 0.67 % 0.67 % Bible Portions 1
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 233,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.20 % 0.12 % Unspecified 5
 De'ang, Shwe China 7,900 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536       5,906