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Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▼ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Yaw Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 700 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 12.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible -
Buriat, Russian Turkmenistan 600 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 6.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,100 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 7.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 60,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Buriat, Chinese China 168,000 Buriat, China Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Unspecified 3
Bumthangpa Bhutan 23,000 Bumthangkha Buddhism ● 0.59 % Bible Portions 1
Khowa India 1,700 Bugun Buddhism ● 21.09 % New Testament -
Bru, Western Laos 90,000 Bru, Western Buddhism ● 12.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
Bru, Western Thailand 25,000 Bru, Western Buddhism ● 8.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
Bru, Eastern Thailand 26,000 Bru, Eastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Broq-Pa Pakistan 5,900 Brokskat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Broq-Pa Bhutan 5,700 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Monpa Dirang Bhutan 200 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Monpa Tawang Bhutan 500 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bonan, Tongren China 7,300 Bonan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Bulang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Blang Buddhism ● 1.90 % 0.80 % New Testament 1
Bulang China 105,000 Blang Buddhism ☀ 0.06 % 0.06 % New Testament 2
Bulang Thailand 1,400 Blang Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
Chak India 400 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Barua India 1,500 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Khas Bhutan 1,000 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Walang Bhutan 3,600 Bantawa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536 ●       5,906
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