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Population of Adherents

505,391,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

680

Unreached Groups

532 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 14,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 73,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Min Nan Singapore 1,193,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 10.00 % 9.43 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Min Nan Thailand 1,504,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.66 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Hainanese Thailand 8,200 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 6.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Teochew Singapore 600,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 10.00 % 7.07 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 75,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese Singapore 437,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 12.00 % 7.00 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 40,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Matpa Bhutan 20,000 Chocangacakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Chong Thailand 2,000 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Choni China 172,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 3
Tibetan, Zhugqu China 50,000 Choni Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,500 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Danau Myanmar (Burma) 128,000 Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 3
Danu Myanmar (Burma) 116,000 Danu Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 2
Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Drukpa Bhutan 218,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 600 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa India 12,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ngalong Bhutan 89,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Chinese, general Anguilla 300 English Buddhism ● 30.00 % 5.00 % Complete Bible -
Ersu China 45,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Luzu China 1,200 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 680 Peoples   505,391,000     532 ●       5,920
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