Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,016,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Chinese, general	Kyrgyzstan	1,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	4.43 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Chinese, general	Christmas Island	800	Language unknown	Buddhism	2 ●	14.00 %	2.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Turkmenistan	3,200	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	3.30 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Chong	Cambodia	1,600	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chong	Thailand	2,100	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Choni	China	170,000	Choni	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Chrame	China	50,000	Pumi, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chuanlan	China	396,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	7.50 %	6.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chuanqing	China	1,004,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	7.50 %	6.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Dakpa	Bhutan	4,500	Dakpakha	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Danau	Myanmar (Burma)	5,600	Danau	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Danu	Myanmar (Burma)	115,000	Danu	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Dariganga	Mongolia	38,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Dawei, Tavoyan	Myanmar (Burma)	458,000	Tavoyan	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	9
	Dawei, Tavoyan	Thailand	600	Tavoyan	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	De'ang, Pale	China	11,000	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	De'ang, Rumai	China	6,200	Palaung, Rumai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.67 %	0.67 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	De'ang, Shwe	China	7,900	Palaung, Shwe	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Deaf	Bhutan	5,900	Language unknown	Buddhism	1 ●	2.11 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Deaf	Myanmar (Burma)	409,000	Myanmar Sign Language	Buddhism	2 ●	8.98 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Deaf	Cambodia	127,000	Cambodian Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	3
	Deaf	Sri Lanka	109,000	Sri Lankan Sign Language	Buddhism	2 ●	8.38 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Deaf	Japan	247,000	Japanese Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	1.54 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	5
	Deaf	Laos	76,000	Laos Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	3.38 %	-1	0 Unspecified	2
	Deaf	Mongolia	17,000	Mongolian Sign Language	Buddhism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	666 Peoples		502,016,000			511 ●				5,879

* 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
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%