Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

502,121,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,754,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,513,000

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 *
	Karen, Pwo Eastern	Myanmar (Burma)	1,186,000	Karen, Pwo Eastern	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Karen, Pwo Eastern	Thailand	58,000	Karen, Pwo Eastern	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gurung Ghaleg	Nepal	576,000	Gurung	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lawa, Western	Thailand	9,100	Lawa, Western	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lahu Shi	China	127,000	Lahu Shi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Karen, Yinbaw	Myanmar (Burma)	9,400	Yinbaw	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tai Kaleun	Laos	3,600	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bhotia	India	121,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Khowa	India	1,500	Bugun	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Monpa Kalaktang	India	1,500	Monpa, Kalaktang	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Marma (Magh)	Bangladesh	247,000	Marma	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Singpho	India	8,800	Singpho	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Shan, Tai Man	India	5,600	Phake	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tamang	India	259,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Tamang	Nepal	1,681,000	Tamang, Eastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Tangsa Tikhak	India	2,400	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Charumba	India	1,100	Zakhring	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chuanlan	China	392,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chuanqing	China	995,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lawa	China	106,000	Awa (China)	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lhomi	India	1,700	Lhomi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mosuo	China	56,000	Narua	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Argentina	79,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Anguilla	300	English	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Belgium	23,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	637 Peoples		502,121,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,758

* 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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