People Groups Lists Language:  Japanese

Language:  Japanese Find language 

Population of Groups Speaking

125,768,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

48

Scripture Status

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Ainu Japan 15,000 15,000 ● ● Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 1.00 % -
Burakumin Japan 892,000 892,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.50 % 0.20 % 18
Eurasian Japan 127,000 1,718,000 ● ● Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % 3
Japanese United Arab Emirates 19,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese American Samoa 1,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Japanese Argentina 38,000 124,687,000 ● Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 1.20 % -
Japanese Australia 36,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 5.00 % 1.60 % 1
Japanese Belgium 4,700 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
Japanese Bolivia 19,000 124,687,000 ● Christianity 60.00 % 9.00 % -
Japanese Brazil 1,534,000 124,687,000 ● Christianity 63.50 % 15.00 % -
Japanese Canada 56,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 3.00 % 0.80 % 1
Japanese Sri Lanka 2,300 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 2.87 % 1
Japanese China 6,900 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Japanese Northern Mariana Islands 900 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Denmark 1,800 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Dominica 900 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Dominican Republic 1,700 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Finland 1,100 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.20 % 0.30 % 1
Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 700 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese France 30,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Germany 24,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Guam 2,700 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Greece 1,100 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.60 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese China, Hong Kong 13,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Japanese Indonesia 14,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 2.30 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Italy 6,200 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Japan 121,611,000 124,687,000 ● ● Buddhism 1.20 % 0.30 % 2432
Japanese Korea, South 52,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Mexico 52,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Malaysia 15,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Netherlands 5,400 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Japanese New Zealand 15,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Paraguay 16,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Peru 153,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 3
Japanese Panama 2,100 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Portugal 700 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Marshall Islands 400 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Philippines 4,400 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Singapore 39,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.60 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Spain 5,400 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Switzerland 5,100 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Russia 900 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Thailand 14,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
Japanese Taiwan 12,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese United Kingdom 30,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese United States 829,000 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 17
Japanese Vietnam 9,500 124,687,000 ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Judeo-Japanese Japan 51,000 51,000 ● ● Ethnic Religions 1.00 % 0.80 % 1
  Totals:  48         44 ●       2,512
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Japanese, Brazilian Japan 272,000 272,000 ● Christianity 95.00 % 22.00 % -
Okinawan, Ryukyuan Japan 983,000 990,000 ● ● Ethnic Religions 2.00 % 0.15 % 20
Palauan Palau 13,000 22,000 ● ● Christianity 95.60 % 24.00 % -
  Totals:  3         1 ●       20
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Item Code
Status
Living
Ethnologue Code jpn
Written Yes
Bible Translation Complete Bible

Language Alternate Names
Zu-zu-ben

Dialects
Eastern Japanese
Western Japanese

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Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions 1837-1992
New Testament 1879-1993
Complete Bible 1883-1987

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