Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,980,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

510 (76.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Vietnamese	Ukraine	3,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Vietnamese	United States	1,718,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	4 ●	36.00 %	4.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Uuld	Mongolia	15,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Uriankhai, Altai	Mongolia	31,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ugong	Thailand	500	Ugong	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tuvans-Todzhan	Russia	1,900	Tuvan	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tuvan, Uriankhai	Mongolia	43,000	Tuvan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tuvan, Uriankhai	Russia	294,000	Tuvan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.19 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Tuvan	China	4,300	Tuvan	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tu	China	259,000	Tu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	3 Bible Portions	5
	Tsum	Nepal	2,700	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tseku	Bhutan	6,700	Tseku	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tseku	China	14,000	Tseku	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Toku-No-Shima	Japan	4,900	Toku-No-Shima	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.55 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tokpegola	Nepal	1,700	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tibetan, Zhugqu	China	49,000	Choni	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tibetan, Shanyan	China	25,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tibetan, Shangri La	China	103,000	Tibetan, Khams	Buddhism	1 ●	3.50 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	2
	Tibetan, Nghari	China	63,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tibetan, Khampa	Myanmar (Burma)	1,000	Tibetan, Khams	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tibetan, Deqen	China	121,000	Tibetan, Khams	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.04 %	4 New Testament	2
	Tibetan, Central	Switzerland	8,100	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tibetan, Central	United States	27,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tibetan, Central	China	939,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.03 %	5 Complete Bible	19
	Tibetan, Bhotia	Nepal	3,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	666 Peoples		505,980,000			510 ●				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%