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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 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Broq-Pa Pakistan 5,800 Brokskat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bulang China 105,000 Blang Buddhism ☀ 0.06 % 0.06 % New Testament 2
Burmese Bangladesh 82,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % Complete Bible 2
Burmese Cambodia 5,300 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese China 26,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Laos 5,300 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chakma, Daingnet Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chali Bhutan 1,800 Chalikha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chepya Laos 2,600 Chepya Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chrame China 50,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,500 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 458,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Bible Portions 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 600 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
De'ang, Shwe China 7,900 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dowaniya India 3,400 Assamese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa Bhutan 221,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Drukpa India 15,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ergong China 63,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 1
Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Gara Pakistan 1,200 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Golog China 167,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Gongduk Bhutan 2,500 Gongduk Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,432,000     511 ●       5,879
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