Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,470,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

684

Unreached Groups

516 (75.4 %)

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 *
 Karen, Zayein Myanmar (Burma) 12,000 Zayein Buddhism 18.00 % 9.00 % Unspecified -
Karen, Yinbaw Myanmar (Burma) 9,400 Yinbaw Buddhism 32.00 % 25.00 % Unspecified -
 Karen, Tharmitaik Myanmar (Burma) 2,300 Language unknown Buddhism 8.00 % 4.00 % Unspecified -
 Karen, Pwo Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 1,181,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 30.00 % 5.88 % Complete Bible -
Karen, Pwo Eastern Thailand 58,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 35.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 163,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Western Thailand 23,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Thailand 19,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 18.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Banlon Nge Myanmar (Burma) 4,600 Language unknown Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Karen, Banlon Gyi Myanmar (Burma) 4,600 Language unknown Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Karava Sri Lanka 1,100,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.40 % Complete Bible -
 Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism 5.00 % 3.00 % Bible Portions -
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 228,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 179,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 5,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 700 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk, Torgut China 108,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Kaike Nepal 1,600 Kaike Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kagate India 2,000 Syuba Buddhism 3.65 % 1.95 % New Testament 1
Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 35,000 Kadu Buddhism 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
 Kachin India 36,000 Jingpho Buddhism 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
 Joy Laos 4,300 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.40 % 0.40 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 684 Peoples   503,470,000     516       5,798