Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 295,000 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
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 871,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 17
 Pa-O Thailand 900 Pa'o Buddhism 25.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
 Oy Laos 26,000 Oy Buddhism 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Inti Laos 2,200 Oy Buddhism 6.80 % 6.80 % Unspecified -
 Okinawan, Ryukyuan Bolivia 2,600 Okinawan, Central Buddhism 1.50 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Nyenpa Bhutan 13,000 Nyenkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Nyaw Laos 19,000 Nyaw Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Started 1
 Nyaw Thailand 83,000 Nyaw Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 2
 Nyahkur Thailand 1,600 Nyahkur Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Nupbi Bhutan 3,100 Nupbikha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Nubri Nepal 1,700 Nubri Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Newah Bhutan 3,700 Nepali Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sherpa India 51,000 Nepali Buddhism 14.74 % Complete Bible -
 Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 10,000 Nepali Buddhism 3.87 % Complete Bible 1
 Bhote Nepal 14,000 Nepali Buddhism 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Bhotia India 130,000 Nepali Buddhism 5.01 % Complete Bible -
 Tamang Bhutan 9,400 Nepali Buddhism 3.59 % Complete Bible 1
 Tamang India 279,000 Nepali Buddhism 6.01 % Complete Bible -
 Malimasa China 600 Naxi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Naju China 1,900 Naxi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Naxi, Northern China 3,300 Naxi Buddhism 4.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811