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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,505,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

689

Unreached Groups

540 (78.4 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Monpa Kalaktang Bhutan 1,100 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Monpa Bhutan 96,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Monba, Cona China 45,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % New Testament 1
Tsum Nepal 2,200 Tsum Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tu China 262,000 Tu Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 5
Mongour China 52,000 Tu Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tuvan China 4,300 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvan, Uriankhai Mongolia 41,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Soyot Russia 3,700 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvans-Todzhans Russia 1,900 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Khmu, Puman China 22,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ugong Thailand 500 Ugong Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Vietnamese Australia 227,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Austria 3,600 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 12.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Belgium 1,300 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 17.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Bulgaria 1,700 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Canada 163,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 25.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Cambodia 815,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 16
Vietnamese Cyprus 7,300 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.40 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Denmark 16,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Czechia 71,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Finland 11,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese France 325,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Germany 66,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese China, Hong Kong 47,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.40 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 689 Peoples   503,505,000     540 ●       5,917
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