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 *
 Vietnamese Taiwan 289,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Tuvan Russia 294,000 Tuvan Buddhism 1.50 % 0.19 % Complete Bible 6
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 295,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 299,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 6
 Vietnamese Australia 308,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Brazil 314,000 Portuguese Buddhism 30.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese France 332,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Salagama Sri Lanka 337,000 Sinhala Buddhism 12.16 % Complete Bible -
 Deaf Thailand 358,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
Hannali Sri Lanka 361,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.85 % Complete Bible -
 Chuanlan China 393,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
Radava Sri Lanka 394,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.36 % Complete Bible -
Berava Sri Lanka 400,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.56 % Complete Bible -
 Batgama Sri Lanka 409,000 Sinhala Buddhism 1.48 % Complete Bible 8
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 411,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Kui Thailand 432,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % New Testament 9
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Singapore 435,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 12.00 % 7.00 % Complete Bible -
 Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 461,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.04 % New Testament 9
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 486,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
 Phu Thai Thailand 504,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
Chakma Bangladesh 543,000 Chakma Buddhism 7.47 % Complete Bible -
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 573,000 Gurung Buddhism 5.01 % New Testament -
 Han Chinese, Teochew Singapore 597,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 10.00 % 7.07 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Japan 600,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Govigama Sri Lanka 604,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.90 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811