Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

501,845,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,579,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,509,000

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 *
	Tai Loi	Laos	300	Tai Loi	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Kaleun	Thailand	9,000	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nyaw	Laos	19,000	Nyaw	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Aiton (Tai Aiton)	India	3,400	Aiton	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Barua	Bangladesh	35,000	Chittagonian	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Barua	Myanmar (Burma)	500	Rakhine	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Barua	India	1,400	Bengali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bhote	Nepal	14,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Bhotia Sikkim	Bhutan	6,400	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bhotia Tibetan	India	3,300	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Broq-Pa	Bhutan	5,900	Brokpake	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Broq-Pa	Pakistan	5,200	Brokskat	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monpa Dirang	India	7,500	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Drukpa	Australia	12,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Drukpa, Dzongkha	Denmark	700	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Drukpa	India	13,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Gara	Pakistan	1,100	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Jad	India	2,300	Khamba	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Jirel	Nepal	6,300	Jirel	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Khas	Bhutan	1,000	Bengali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khamiyang	India	1,400	Assamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Monpa Kalaktang	Bhutan	1,100	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monpa Lish	India	2,400	Lish	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Mangrik	India	25,000	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mangrik	Pakistan	48,000	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		501,845,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,756

* 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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