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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

500,081,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

664

Unreached Groups

520 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		Scripture
Status 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sharchop Bhutan 64,000 Tshangla Buddhism ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Palaung, Shwe China 8,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gongduk Bhutan 2,400 Gongduk Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 6,800 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Japanese China 6,900 Japanese Buddhism ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Khang Laos 25,000 Kang Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kheng Bhutan 34,000 Khengkha Buddhism ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Northern Laos 37,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ● New Testament 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kurtokha Bhutan 2,100 Kurtokha Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Larke Nepal 200 Nubri Buddhism ● Unspecified 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ladakhi China 600 Ladakhi Buddhism ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kyerung China 8,400 Kyerung Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kyerung Nepal 3,000 Kyerung Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lama India 600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rongkup Bhutan 2,900 Lepcha Buddhism ● New Testament 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Loba Bhutan 2,100 Lhowa Buddhism ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Aheu Luang Thailand 1,600 Aheu Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Newah Bhutan 3,500 Nepali Buddhism ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mon Pakistan 1,300 Balti Buddhism ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals: 664 Peoples   500,081,000     520 ●       5,720
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