Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,200 sTodsde Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Jiarong, Sidabao China 7,100 Lavrung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Jiarong, Situ China 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
 Jirel Nepal 6,600 Jirel Buddhism 4.38 % New Testament 1
 Kachin India 36,000 Jingpho Buddhism 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 35,000 Kadu Buddhism 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
Kagate India 2,000 Syuba Buddhism 3.65 % 1.95 % New Testament 1
Kaike Nepal 1,600 Kaike Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Kalmyk, Torgut China 108,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 5,200 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 Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 228,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 179,000 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
 Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism 5.00 % 3.00 % Unspecified -
Karava Sri Lanka 1,100,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.40 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Thailand 19,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 18.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 163,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Western Thailand 23,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
Karen, Lahta Myanmar (Burma) 12,000 Lahta Buddhism 15.00 % 5.00 % Unspecified -
 Karen, Pwo Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 1,181,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 30.00 % 5.88 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Pwo Eastern Thailand 58,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 35.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
Karen, Yinbaw Myanmar (Burma) 9,400 Yinbaw Buddhism 32.00 % 25.00 % Unspecified -
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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