Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,432,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

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 *
 Asho Khyang Bangladesh 5,500 Chin, Asho Buddhism 38.29 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese United States 1,709,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 36.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Pwo Eastern Thailand 58,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 35.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
Karen, Yinbaw Myanmar (Burma) 9,300 Yinbaw Buddhism 32.00 % 25.00 % Unspecified -
 Chinese, general Argentina 78,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 31.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Pwo Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 1,173,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 30.00 % 5.88 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Chile 13,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 30.00 % 7.50 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Anguilla 300 English Buddhism 30.00 % 5.00 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Brazil 319,000 Portuguese Buddhism 30.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Han Chinese, Hakka Indonesia 775,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 29.00 % 6.00 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 162,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Kayah Western Thailand 23,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
 Korean Kyrgyzstan 17,000 Korean Buddhism 26.34 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
 Pa-O Thailand 900 Pa'o Buddhism 25.00 % 1.00 % New Testament -
 Japanese United States 842,000 Japanese Buddhism 25.00 % 15.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Canada 168,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 25.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Botswana 1,500 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 25.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
 Chin, Laitu Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Chin, Laitu Buddhism 25.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
 Rongkup India 92,000 Lepcha Buddhism 24.83 % New Testament -
 Korean Thailand 21,000 Korean Buddhism 24.00 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Australia 302,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Tai Man India 6,900 Phake Buddhism 21.90 % Translation Started -
 Khowa India 1,700 Bugun Buddhism 21.09 % New Testament -
 Tangsa Tikhak India 2,700 Naga, Tangshang Buddhism 20.84 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,432,000     511       5,879



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