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 %)
| Photo | People Group | Country | Population | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Scripture Status |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Palaung, Rumai | Myanmar (Burma) | 161,000 | Palaung, Rumai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | 3 Bible Portions | 3 |
|
Sherpa | Nepal | 127,000 | Sherpa | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.22 % | -1 | 4 New Testament | 3 |
|
Choni | China | 170,000 | Choni | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 0 Unspecified | 3 |
|
Barua | Bangladesh | 165,000 | Chittagonian | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 New Testament | 3 |
|
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) | India | 131,000 | Ladakhi | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.35 % | -1 | 4 New Testament | 3 |
|
Amdo, Rongba | China | 162,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 4 New Testament | 3 |
|
Golog | China | 167,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 4 New Testament | 3 |
|
Khampa, Northern | China | 151,000 | Tibetan, Khams | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 4 New Testament | 3 |
|
Tai Lue | Laos | 137,000 | Lu | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.10 % | 4 New Testament | 3 |
|
Deaf | Cambodia | 128,000 | Cambodian Sign Language | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.40 % | -1 | 3 Bible Portions | 3 |
|
Buriat, Chinese | China | 168,000 | Buriat, China | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.90 % | 0 Unspecified | 3 |
|
Burmese | Thailand | 213,000 | Burmese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.42 % | 5 Complete Bible | 4 |
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Burmese | United States | 200,000 | Burmese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 5 Complete Bible | 4 |
|
Chaungtha | Myanmar (Burma) | 186,000 | Rakhine | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 0.07 % | 3 Bible Portions | 4 |
|
Lao | United States | 216,000 | Lao | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.50 % | 5 Complete Bible | 4 |
|
Kalmyk, Torgut | China | 192,000 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 New Testament | 4 |
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Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol | Russia | 179,000 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.16 % | 0.16 % | 4 New Testament | 4 |
|
Lao Phuan | Thailand | 215,000 | Phuan | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.10 % | 2 Translation Started | 4 |
|
Drukpa | Bhutan | 222,000 | Dzongkha | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 5 Complete Bible | 4 |
|
Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa | China | 187,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 4 New Testament | 4 |
|
Jiarong, Situ | China | 206,000 | Jiarong | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 3 Bible Portions | 4 |
|
Thai | United States | 232,000 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 5 Complete Bible | 5 |
|
Chakma | India | 247,000 | Chakma | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.89 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | 5 |
|
Palaung, Shwe | Myanmar (Burma) | 235,000 | Palaung, Shwe | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.12 % | 3 Bible Portions | 5 |
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Khmer, Cambodian | United States | 263,000 | Khmer | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.60 % | 5 Complete Bible | 5 |
| Totals: | 666 Peoples | 505,980,000 | 510 ● | 5,879 |
