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 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 10,733,000 Marathi Buddhism 0.13 % Complete Bible 215
 Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism 0.34 % 0.34 % Translation Needed 1
 Lunape Bhutan 1,300 Lunanakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Han Tai China 57,000 Lu Buddhism 0.70 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
 Huayao Tai China 91,000 Lu Buddhism 0.30 % 0.29 % New Testament 2
 Tai Lue Myanmar (Burma) 62,000 Lu Buddhism 0.20 % 0.06 % New Testament 1
 Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
 Tai Lue Laos 137,000 Lu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 3
 Tai Lue Thailand 94,000 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 2
 Tai Lue United States 4,600 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Tai Lue Vietnam 7,000 Lu Buddhism 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Monpa Lish India 2,500 Lish Buddhism 0.67 % Translation Started 1
 Loba Bhutan 2,300 Lhowa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Loba Nepal 3,100 Lhowa Buddhism 0.19 % New Testament 1
 Lhomi China 1,700 Lhomi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Lhomi India 1,900 Lhomi Buddhism 7.79 % New Testament -
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa Nepal 1,300 Lhomi Buddhism 0.88 % New Testament 1
 Lhokpu Bhutan 3,500 Lhokpu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Rongkup Bhutan 3,000 Lepcha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rongkup India 88,000 Lepcha Buddhism 24.76 % New Testament -
 Rongkup Nepal 4,700 Lepcha Buddhism 3.56 % New Testament 1
 Layakha Bhutan 3,600 Layakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Lawa, Western Thailand 9,100 Lawa, Western Buddhism 16.00 % 14.00 % Complete Bible -
 Lawa, Eastern Thailand 8,500 Lawa, Eastern Buddhism 0.24 % 0.24 % Bible Portions 1
 Jiarong, Guanyingqiao China 7,900 Lavrung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   505,980,000     510       5,879



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