Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (75.3 %)

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 *
 Japanese Japan 117,656,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,353
 Vietnamese, Kinh Vietnam 84,559,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.40 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
 Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,429,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.35 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 629
 Thai Thailand 23,189,000 Thai Buddhism 1.60 % 0.90 % Complete Bible 464
 Thai, Isan Thailand 18,939,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 0.40 % 0.01 % New Testament 379
 Khmer Cambodia 14,994,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 300
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 10,898,000 Marathi Buddhism 0.13 % Complete Bible 218
 Wahumpura Sri Lanka 8,873,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.01 % Complete Bible -
 Thai, Northern Thailand 7,758,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism 0.20 % 0.03 % New Testament 155
 Thai-Chinese Thailand 5,831,000 Thai Buddhism 4.00 % 2.66 % Complete Bible -
 Mongolian, Peripheral China 5,545,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀︎ 0.04 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 111
 Thai, Southern Thailand 5,335,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism 0.90 % 0.26 % Bible Portions 107
 Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,560,000 Shan Buddhism 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 91
 Lao Laos 3,718,000 Lao Buddhism 3.50 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,465,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.30 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 49
 Vietnamese United States 1,745,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 36.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Tamang Nepal 1,676,000 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism 6.60 % New Testament -
 Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 1,595,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 32
 Khampa Eastern China 1,587,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.01 % Unspecified 32
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Thailand 1,540,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 4.00 % 2.66 % Complete Bible -
 Khmer, Northern Thailand 1,496,000 Khmer, Northern Buddhism 8.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
 Khmer Vietnam 1,377,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.87 % Complete Bible 28
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Singapore 1,360,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 12.00 % 10.61 % Complete Bible -
Navandanna Sri Lanka 1,254,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.28 % Complete Bible -
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Singapore 1,178,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 10.00 % 9.43 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799