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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,734,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Tibetan, Deqen China 122,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
Tibetan, Nghari China 64,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Shangri La China 104,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Tibetan, Shanyan China 26,000 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tibetan, Zhugqu China 50,000 Choni Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tokpegola Nepal 1,400 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Toku-No-shima Japan 5,000 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Tondagattan Sri Lanka 1,500 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Torgud Mongolia 16,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
Tseku Bhutan 6,400 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tseku China 14,000 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
Tsum Nepal 2,200 Tsum Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tu China 261,000 Tu Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 5
Tuva China 4,300 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tuva, Uriankhai Mongolia 42,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvans-Todzhans Russia 1,900 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ugong Thailand 500 Ugong Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 30,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Uuld Mongolia 8,700 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,900 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
Vellidura Sri Lanka 1,200 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Australia 224,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Austria 3,600 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 12.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Belgium 1,300 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 17.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Bulgaria 1,700 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 677 Peoples   499,734,000     529 ●       5,820
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