Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

500,630,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

634

Unreached Groups

479 (75.6 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	So	Laos	93,000	So (Laos)	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Myanmar (Burma)	104,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Vietnam	113,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Thai, Isan	United States	89,000	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Tibetan	India	100,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Nyaw	Thailand	83,000	Nyaw	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Bodh (Buddhist traditions)	India	118,000	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	2
	Bhotia Sikkim	India	85,000	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	2
	Monpa	Bhutan	100,000	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Shan	Thailand	102,000	Shan	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Amdo, Rtahu	China	100,000	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Huayao Tai	China	90,000	Lu	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Tai Lue	Thailand	94,000	Lu	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Tibetan, Deqen	China	120,000	Tibetan, Khams	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Tibetan, Shangri La	China	102,000	Tibetan, Khams	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	2
	South Asian, general	Switzerland	78,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	2
	Danu	Myanmar (Burma)	116,000	Danu	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Tai Laing	Myanmar (Burma)	115,000	Tai Laing	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Ngalong	Bhutan	91,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Yamannu	Sri Lanka	84,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	2
	Burmese	Saudi Arabia	151,000	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	3
	Thai	Laos	155,000	Thai	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	3
	Thai	Malaysia	153,000	Thai	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	3
	Khun	Myanmar (Burma)	131,000	Khun	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	3
	Sinhalese	United Arab Emirates	130,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	3
Totals:	634 Peoples		500,630,000				479 ◼︎ (202 ✸︎)			5,719

* 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
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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