Buddhism people group listing

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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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Dowaniya	India	3,300	Assamese	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	United Arab Emirates	3,200	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lahuli, Tinan	China	3,200	Tinani	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Olot	China	3,200	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Chinese, general	Turkmenistan	3,200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	3.30 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Loba	Nepal	3,100	Lhowa	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	4 New Testament	1
	Oki-No-Erabu	Japan	3,100	Oki-No-Erabu	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Wutun	China	3,100	Wutunhua	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Nupbi	Bhutan	3,100	Nupbikha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Vietnamese	Ukraine	3,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Rongkup	Bhutan	3,000	Lepcha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tibetan, Bhotia	Nepal	3,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Changpa	India	3,000	Changthang	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Sherpa Helambu	Nepal	2,900	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	1.38 %	-1	4 New Testament	1
	Japanese	Philippines	2,900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khuen	United States	2,900	Khuen	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Brunei	2,800	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	4 ●	15.00 %	10.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	New Caledonia	2,800	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Japanese	Sweden	2,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lemo	China	2,700	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tsum	Nepal	2,700	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Bolivia	2,600	Okinawan, Central	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Sinhalese	Maldives	2,600	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tangsa Tikhak	India	2,600	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhism	2 ●	20.84 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chepya	Laos	2,600	Chepya	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	666 Peoples		505,980,000			510 ●				5,879

* 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
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%