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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,016,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Mpi Thailand 1,600 Mpi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Mru Bangladesh 73,000 Mru Buddhism ● 3.94 % New Testament 1
Mru Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Mru Buddhism ● 4.01 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,500 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Nyahkur Thailand 1,700 Nyahkur Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Kalmyk, Torgut China 192,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 275,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 180,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 293,000 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
Sinhalese Australia 70,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Brunei 1,300 Sinhala Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Canada 21,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Cyprus 8,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Denmark 7,100 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese India 5,300 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Italy 59,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Libya 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,016,000     511 ●       5,879
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