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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,860,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
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Japanese New Zealand 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Paraguay 6,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Peru 162,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 3
Japanese Panama 2,200 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Portugal 700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Marshall Islands 300 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Philippines 4,800 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Russia 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Singapore 40,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Spain 5,600 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Switzerland 5,200 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Thailand 73,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Taiwan 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United Kingdom 30,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United States 862,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 17
Japanese Vietnam 9,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Deaf Japan 247,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jiarong, Situ China 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
Kachin India 44,000 Jingpho Buddhism ● 0.47 % Complete Bible 1
Jirel Nepal 6,600 Jirel Buddhism ● 4.38 % New Testament 1
Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 35,000 Kadu Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
Kalmyk, Torgut China 192,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534 ●       5,943
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