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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 %)

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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
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