Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,980,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

510 (76.6 %)

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 *
	Sampang	Nepal	1,700	Sampang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Yamphu	Nepal	8,000	Yamphu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Nubri	Nepal	1,700	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tsum	Nepal	2,700	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kaike	Nepal	1,600	Kaike	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Thai	Netherlands	23,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Netherlands	5,500	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Netherlands	25,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Tibetan	Netherlands	1,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	New Caledonia	2,800	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Burmese	New Zealand	2,500	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	New Zealand	8,400	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	New Zealand	25,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khmer	New Zealand	9,800	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	New Zealand	7,600	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Lao	New Zealand	1,600	Lao	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	1.90 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sinhalese	New Zealand	16,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai, Isan	New Zealand	9,200	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Japanese	Northern Mariana Islands	800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Norway	21,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Vietnamese	Norway	24,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Thai, Isan	Norway	18,000	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Sinhalese	Oman	34,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	7.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Mon	Pakistan	1,300	Balti	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tibetan	Pakistan	6,800	Balti	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
Totals:	666 Peoples		505,980,000			510 ●				5,879

* 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
1	Unreached - 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%