Buddhism people group listing

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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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 *
	Amdo, Rongba	China	161,000	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	3
	Amdo, Hbrogpa	China	738,000	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	15
	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Japan	1,700	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Amami-Oshima, Northern	Japan	9,500	Amami-Oshima, Northern	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.45 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Akha Jipia	Laos	9,700	Akha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Aiton (Tai Aiton)	India	3,700	Aiton	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Aheu Luang	Thailand	1,600	Aheu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Yaw	Myanmar (Burma)	22,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.15 %	0.15 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yamphu	Nepal	7,600	Yamphu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Yamannu	Sri Lanka	84,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	3.68 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	2
	Vellidura	Sri Lanka	1,300	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Valmiki Chuhra (Buddhist traditions)	India	800	Punjabi, Eastern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Valmiki (Buddhist traditions)	India	26,000	Hindi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Uzemchin	Mongolia	2,500	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Torgut	Mongolia	17,000	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	4 ●	2.40 %	2.30 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Tondagattan	Sri Lanka	1,600	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Taungtha	Myanmar (Burma)	25,000	Chin, Rungtu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Taroi	India	2,400	Singpho	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tai Bueng	Thailand	6,700	Thai	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sino-Burmese	Myanmar (Burma)	17,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka	200,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	6.81 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Shan	India	1,500	Shan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.55 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sartang	India	3,900	Sartang	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Sampang	Nepal	1,600	Sampang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Salagama	Sri Lanka	337,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	12.16 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
Totals:	685 Peoples		504,601,000			516 ●				5,799

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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