Buddhism people group listing

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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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Khmer, Cambodian	United States	267,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	5
	Khmer	Vietnam	1,377,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.87 %	5 Complete Bible	28
	Blang	Myanmar (Burma)	15,000	Blang	Buddhism	4 ●	8.00 %	4.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Blang	China	105,000	Blang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.06 %	0.06 %	4 New Testament	2
	Blang	Thailand	1,400	Blang	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.40 %	4 New Testament	1
	Thai, Northern	Laos	40,000	Thai, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Thai, Northern	Thailand	7,758,000	Thai, Northern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.03 %	4 New Testament	155
	Kikai	Japan	12,000	Kikai	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.72 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Vietnamese	Belgium	1,400	Vietnamese	Buddhism	4 ●	17.00 %	10.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Bulgaria	1,600	Vietnamese	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Canada	174,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	4 ●	25.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Cambodia	871,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.17 %	5 Complete Bible	17
	Vietnamese	Cyprus	8,300	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Denmark	10,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Czechia	39,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Finland	11,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	France	332,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Germany	188,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	China, Hong Kong	47,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Hungary	5,700	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Italy	1,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	7.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Japan	13,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Korea, South	152,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	4 ●	8.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Laos	22,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	Slovakia	6,800	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	8.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
Totals:	685 Peoples		504,601,000			516 ●				5,799

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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