Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,640,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

635

Unreached Groups

480 (75.6 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Matpa	Bhutan	21,000	Chocangacakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chong	Cambodia	1,700	Chong	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Chong	Thailand	2,100	Chong	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Choni	China	169,000	Choni	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	3
	Tibetan, Zhugqu	China	49,000	Choni	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Dakpa	Bhutan	4,600	Dakpakha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Danau	Myanmar (Burma)	5,700	Danau	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Danu	Myanmar (Burma)	116,000	Danu	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Dzala	Bhutan	17,000	Dzalakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Drukpa	Bhutan	224,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	4
	Drukpa, Dzongkha	Denmark	700	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Drukpa	India	12,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ngalong	Bhutan	91,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Chinese, general	Anguilla	300	English	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ersu	China	44,000	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Luzu	China	1,200	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Manyak	China	2,400	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Menia	China	1,600	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bunan	China	2,100	Gahri	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Bodh (Gahri)	India	2,300	Gahri	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Gurung Ghale	Nepal	24,000	Ghale, Southern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Gongduk	Bhutan	2,500	Gongduk	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Groma	China	19,000	Groma	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Guiqiong	China	12,000	Guiqiong	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Gurung Ghaleg	Nepal	547,000	Gurung	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
Totals:	635 Peoples		501,640,000				480 ◼︎ (202 ✸︎)			5,738

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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