Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (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 *
 Tibetan, Shangri La China 102,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism 3.50 % 0.10 % Unspecified 2
 Tibetan, Zhugqu China 49,000 Choni Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Wutun China 3,100 Wutunhua Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Xiangcheng China 14,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
 Yugur, Enger China 6,000 Yugur, East Buddhism 1.20 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
 Yugur, Saragh China 12,000 Yugur, West Buddhism 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Tatar, Khakass China 800 Khakas Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Lawa, Eastern Thailand 8,500 Lawa, Eastern Buddhism 0.24 % 0.24 % Bible Portions 1
 Chali Bhutan 1,800 Chalikha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 299,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 6
Yaw Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 1
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 411,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Bhutan 5,900 Language unknown Buddhism 2.11 % Unspecified 1
 Deaf Cambodia 134,000 Cambodian Sign Language Buddhism 0.40 % Bible Portions 3
 Deaf Sri Lanka 116,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism 8.38 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Japan 246,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
 Deaf Laos 79,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism 3.38 % Unspecified 2
 Deaf Mongolia 18,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism 1.72 % Bible Portions 1
 Deaf Singapore 12,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism 16.04 % Translation Started -
 Deaf Thailand 358,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
 Deaf Vietnam 762,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism 9.43 % Bible Portions -
 Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,152,000 Mon Buddhism 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 23
 Kui Cambodia 37,000 Kuay Buddhism 3.50 % 0.53 % New Testament 1
 Kui Laos 52,000 Kuay Buddhism 1.00 % 0.90 % New Testament 1
 Kui Thailand 432,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % New Testament 9
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799