Country: Bhutan
South Asia Peoples website
Number of People Groups
58
People Groups Unreached
57 (98.3%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
783,000
Population in Unreached
781,000 (99.7%)
% Christian Adherent *
0.25%
% Evangelical
Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
3.1%
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent * |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lap, Lakha | 11,000 | 11,000 | ● | Lakha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Layakha | 3,500 | 3,500 | ● | Layakha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Lhokpu | 3,500 | 3,500 | ● | Lhokpu | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Loba | 2,200 | 5,300 | Lhowa | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Lunape | 1,200 | 1,200 | ● | Lunanakha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Magar | 2,800 | 2,618,000 | Assamese | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Matpa | 21,000 | 21,000 | ● | Chocangacakha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Monpa | 99,000 | 147,000 | ● | Tshangla | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
Monpa Kalaktang | 1,100 | 2,700 | ● | Tshangla | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Munda | 2,000 | 4,423,000 | Mundari | Hinduism | 2 ● | 5.11 % | -1 | -1 - | |
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | 4,900 | 4,490,000 | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Newah | 3,700 | 1,735,000 | Nepali | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Ngalong | 90,000 | 90,000 | ● | Dzongkha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
Nupbi | 3,100 | 3,100 | ● | Nupbikha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Nyenpa | 13,000 | 13,000 | ● | Nyenkha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Oraon, Kurux | 10,000 | 5,477,000 | Kurux | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.27 % | -1 | 1 | |
|
Rabha | 1,600 | 438,000 | Assamese | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Rai | 3,900 | 871,000 | Assamese | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | 9,900 | 6,720,000 | Rangpuri | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.81 % | -1 | 1 | |
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 1,500 | 27,768,000 | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Rongkup | 3,000 | 100,000 | Lepcha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Santal (Sawntal) | 5,400 | 9,221,000 | Santhali | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.59 % | -1 | 1 | |
|
Sarki | 1,600 | 469,000 | Nepali | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Shaikh | 9,300 | 219,155,000 | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Sharchop | 67,000 | 67,000 | ● | Tshangla | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.15 % | 0.15 % | 1 |
| Totals: 58 | 783,000 | 57 ● | 0.25 % | 0.00 % | 62 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 4,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 787,000 |
| Province ▲ | Population | People Groups | Unreached Groups |
% Unreached Peoples |
Population in Unreached |
% Population Unreached |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 107,000 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 % | 107,000 | 100.0 % | 5 |
| Eastern | 209,000 | 44 | 43 | 97.7 % | 208,000 | 99.5 % | 6 |
| Southern | 110,000 | 34 | 33 | 97.1 % | 110,000 | 100.0 % | 4 |
| Western | 352,000 | 53 | 52 | 98.1 % | 351,000 | 99.7 % | 5 |
| Country: | 783,000 | 58 | 57 | 98.3 % | 781,000 | 99.7 % | 20 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adi | adi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Assamese | asm | 10 | 10 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bantawa | bap | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 5 | 5 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Boro (India) | brx | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Brokpake | sgt | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bumthangkha | kjz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chalikha | tgf | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chocangacakha | cgk | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dakpakha | dka | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dzalakha | dzl | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dzongkha | dzo | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Gongduk | goe | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Khamba | kbg | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Khengkha | xkf | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kurtokha | xkz | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kurux | kru | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lakha | lkh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Layakha | lya | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lepcha | lep | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lhokpu | lhp | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lhowa | loy | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lunanakha | luk | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mundari | unr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 7 | 7 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nupbikha | npb | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nyenkha | neh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Rangpuri | rkt | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Santhali | sat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sherdukpen | sdp | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sherpa | xsr | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sikkimese | sip | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tibetan, Central | bod | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tseku | tsk | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tshangla | tsj | 3 | 3 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 36 | 58 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 4 |
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| People Groups | 58 |
| Unreached People Groups | 57 (98.3%) |
| Population | 783,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 781,000 (99.7%) |
| Primary Religion | Buddhism |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 0.2% |
| Percent Evangelical | Unknown |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 62 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 41% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, South |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | BT |
| Official Language(s) | Dzongkha | Nepali |
| Literacy Rate | 67% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 258,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 36 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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