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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,127,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

531 (77.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Tamang Nepal 1,708,000 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism ● 6.60 % New Testament -
Gyalsumdo Nepal 400 Tamang, Western Buddhism ● 4.01 % New Testament 1
Tangchanghya Bangladesh 65,000 Tangchangya Buddhism ● 13.35 % Translation Needed -
Tangchanghya India 2,300 Tangchangya Buddhism ● 16.67 % Translation Needed -
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 1
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 460,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 500 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Thai United Arab Emirates 3,300 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Australia 69,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Myanmar (Burma) 44,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Canada 19,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.70 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Cambodia 3,400 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Denmark 12,000 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Finland 7,100 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai France 10,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Germany 21,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Thai China, Hong Kong 10,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Italy 5,400 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Japan 9,800 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Korea, South 102,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 2
Thai Laos 145,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 3
Thai China, Macau 800 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Malaysia 30,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Netherlands 23,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 683 Peoples   503,127,000     531 ●       5,962
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