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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,736,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

679

Unreached Groups

530 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Amdo, Rtahu China 101,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Huayao Tai China 91,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.29 % New Testament 2
Tai Lue Thailand 91,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Tibetan, Deqen China 122,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
Tibetan, Shangri La China 104,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Deaf Cambodia 124,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 3.13 % Unspecified 2
South Asian, general Switzerland 75,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Danu Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Danu Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Translation Started 2
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 2
Ngalong Bhutan 87,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Yamannu Sri Lanka 76,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.68 % Complete Bible 2
Eurasian Japan 126,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 3
Thai Laos 141,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 3
Danau Myanmar (Burma) 126,000 Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Started 3
Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 129,000 Khun Buddhism ● 2.30 % 1.90 % Bible Portions 3
Japanese Peru 153,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 3
Lao Phuan Laos 145,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Translation Needed 3
Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 158,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 3
Choni China 171,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 3
Amdo, Rongba China 163,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Golog China 168,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Khampa, Northern China 152,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Tai Lue Laos 127,000 Lu Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 3
Buriat, Chinese China 169,000 Buriat, China Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Unspecified 3
Burmese Thailand 206,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 4
Totals: 679 Peoples   499,736,000     530 ●       5,821
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