Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,451,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

637

Unreached Groups

483 (75.8 %)

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 *
	Khmer	Germany	13,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Japan	24,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Korea, South	47,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Laos	7,900	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	Malaysia	30,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Khmer	New Zealand	9,800	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Kikai	Japan	12,000	Kikai	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Kiorr	Laos	5,200	Kiorr	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kunigami	Japan	4,800	Kunigami	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kurtokha	Bhutan	2,200	Kurtokha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kyirong	China	500	Kyirong	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kyerong	Nepal	3,300	Kyirong	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ladakhi	China	600	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lao	Australia	12,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao	Myanmar (Burma)	25,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao	Cambodia	25,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Lao	France	20,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao	Thailand	62,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao	Vietnam	18,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao Song	Thailand	37,000	Thai Song	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Rongkup-Lepcha	Bhutan	3,100	Lepcha	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Rongkup-Lepcha	Nepal	4,200	Lepcha	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Loba	Bhutan	2,300	Lhowa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Loba	Nepal	2,800	Lhowa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Aheu Luang	Thailand	1,600	Aheu	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		501,451,000				483 ◼︎ (203 ✸︎)			5,745

* 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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