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 * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Phu Thai | Laos | 237,000 | Phu Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.04 % | 2 Translation Started | 5 |
|
Tu | China | 259,000 | Tu | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 3 Bible Portions | 5 |
|
Khampa, Western | China | 267,000 | Tibetan, Khams | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 4 New Testament | 5 |
|
Deaf | Japan | 245,000 | Japanese Sign Language | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.54 % | -1 | 3 Bible Portions | 5 |
|
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol | Mongolia | 278,000 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.40 % | 4 New Testament | 6 |
|
Palaung, Pale | Myanmar (Burma) | 295,000 | Palaung, Ruching | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.06 % | 5 Complete Bible | 6 |
|
Tuvan, Uriankhai | Russia | 294,000 | Tuvan | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.19 % | 5 Complete Bible | 6 |
|
Khmer Krom | Cambodia | 287,000 | Khmer | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.10 % | 1.30 % | 5 Complete Bible | 6 |
|
Mru | Bangladesh | 337,000 | Mru | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.94 % | -1 | 4 New Testament | 7 |
|
Deaf | Thailand | 359,000 | Thai Sign Language | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.10 % | -1 | 3 Bible Portions | 7 |
|
Burmese | Bangladesh | 379,000 | Burmese | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.09 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | 8 |
|
Batgama | Sri Lanka | 386,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.48 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | 8 |
|
Kui | Thailand | 433,000 | Kuay | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.41 % | 4 New Testament | 9 |
|
Dawei, Tavoyan | Myanmar (Burma) | 462,000 | Tavoyan | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.04 % | 3 Bible Portions | 9 |
|
|
Phu Thai | Thailand | 505,000 | Phu Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.10 % | 2 Translation Started | 10 |
|
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan | China | 489,000 | Tai Nua | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.19 % | 0.17 % | 3 Bible Portions | 10 |
|
Bai, Southern | China | 671,000 | Bai, Southern | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.13 % | 0.13 % | 3 Bible Portions | 13 |
|
Amdo, Hbrogpa | China | 743,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 4 New Testament | 15 |
|
Tibetan Gtsang | China | 758,000 | Tibetan, Central | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 5 Complete Bible | 15 |
|
Tai Lue | China | 804,000 | Lu | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.33 % | 4 New Testament | 16 |
|
Pa-O | Myanmar (Burma) | 873,000 | Pa'o | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.70 % | 0.30 % | 4 New Testament | 17 |
|
Burakumin | Japan | 860,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 5 Complete Bible | 17 |
|
Vietnamese | Cambodia | 835,000 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.17 % | 5 Complete Bible | 17 |
|
Tibetan, Central | China | 939,000 | Tibetan, Central | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.04 % | 0.03 % | 5 Complete Bible | 19 |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | Myanmar (Burma) | 989,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.40 % | 5 Complete Bible | 20 |
| Totals: | 666 Peoples | 505,980,000 | 510 ● | 5,879 |
