Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (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 *
 Burmese Denmark 1,900 Burmese Buddhism 2.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 15,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
 Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 81,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 41,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Tai Khun Laos 900 Khun Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Japanese Palau 1,100 Japanese Buddhism 2.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Austria 2,000 Japanese Buddhism 2.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Sweden 2,700 Japanese Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Kayah Western Thailand 22,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
 Khmer Germany 13,000 Khmer Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Korea, South 47,000 Khmer Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Australia 308,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Italy 1,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 7.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Slovakia 6,800 Vietnamese Buddhism 8.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Saudi Arabia 2,500 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Lao Laos 3,718,000 Lao Buddhism 3.50 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Lao Thailand 62,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Mru Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Mru Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
 Sinhalese Saudi Arabia 78,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
 Lahu Shi China 128,000 Lahu Shi Buddhism 10.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
 Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,800 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chinese, general Kyrgyzstan 1,100 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 4.43 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chinese, general Christmas Island 600 Language unknown Buddhism 14.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
 Chinese, general Turkmenistan 3,700 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 3.30 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Khoton Mongolia 13,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 4.70 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811