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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,878,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

531 (77.7 %)

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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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Tondagattan Sri Lanka 1,500 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Vellidura Sri Lanka 1,200 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Mok Myanmar (Burma) 4,100 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % Translation Started 1
Sartang India 4,000 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Bodh (Gahri) India 2,600 Gahri Buddhism ● 0.18 % Bible Portions 1
Kuki Chin Asho Bangladesh 1,700 Chin, Asho Buddhism ● 3.40 % Complete Bible 1
Minyag, Eastern China 2,000 Minyag, Eastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) India 26,000 Hindi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Valmiki Chuhra (Buddhist traditions) India 1,900 Punjabi, Eastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Bangladesh 79,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % Complete Bible 2
Thai Korea, South 102,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 2
Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 86,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 80,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 75,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 2
Intha Myanmar (Burma) 104,000 Intha Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Translation Started 2
Bulang China 107,000 Blang Buddhism ☀ 0.06 % 0.06 % New Testament 2
Sherpa Nepal 125,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % New Testament 2
So Laos 88,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 104,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 110,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 2
Tibetan India 117,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ● 0.28 % Complete Bible 2
Thai, Isan United States 86,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Nyaw Thailand 81,000 Nyaw Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 2
Bhotia Sikkim India 81,000 Sikkimese Buddhism ● 4.44 % Unspecified 2
Totals: 683 Peoples   504,878,000     531 ●       5,970
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