Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

502,121,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,754,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,513,000

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Korean	Kyrgyzstan	19,000	Korean	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Korean	Thailand	21,000	Korean	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kuan, Khuen	China	1,600	Khuen	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kucong	China	44,000	Kucong	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kucong	Vietnam	8,300	Kucong	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kui	Cambodia	38,000	Kuay	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Kui	Laos	52,000	Kuay	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kui	Thailand	431,000	Kuay	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	9
	Kuki Chin	Bangladesh	129,000	Chittagonian	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kunigami	Japan	4,800	Kunigami	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kurtokha	Bhutan	2,200	Kurtokha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kyerong	Nepal	3,500	Kyerung	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kyirong	China	500	Kyerung	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ladakhi	China	600	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lahta	Myanmar (Burma)	12,000	Lahta	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lahu Shi	China	127,000	Lahu Shi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lahuli, Tinan	China	3,100	Tinani	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lai Chin	Bangladesh	1,700	Chin, Hakha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lao	Australia	12,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao	Myanmar (Burma)	25,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao	Canada	14,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Lao	Cambodia	25,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Lao	France	20,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lao	Laos	3,765,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Lao	Thailand	62,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		502,121,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,758

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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