Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?
Population of Adherents
499,776,000
% of World Population
6.5 %
People Groups
677
Unreached Groups
529 (78.1 %)
| Photo | People Group | Country | Population | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Scripture Status |
Est. Workers Needed * ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chakma | India | 220,000 | Chakma | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.83 % | -1 | 4 New Testament | 4 |
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Chaungtha | Myanmar (Burma) | 182,000 | Rakhine | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 0.07 % | 3 Bible Portions | 4 |
|
Lao | United States | 208,000 | Lao | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.50 % | 5 Complete Bible | 4 |
|
Kalmyk, Torgut | China | 194,000 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 New Testament | 4 |
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Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol | Russia | 187,000 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.16 % | 0.16 % | 4 New Testament | 4 |
|
Lao Phuan | Thailand | 208,000 | Phuan | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 Translation Needed | 4 |
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Phu Thai | Laos | 220,000 | Phu Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.40 % | 2 Translation Started | 4 |
|
Drukpa | Bhutan | 213,000 | Dzongkha | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 5 Complete Bible | 4 |
|
Marma | Bangladesh | 194,000 | Rakhine | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.19 % | -1 | 3 Bible Portions | 4 |
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Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa | China | 188,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 4 New Testament | 4 |
|
Jiarong, Situ | China | 207,000 | Jiarong | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 3 Bible Portions | 4 |
|
Palaung, Shwe | Myanmar (Burma) | 231,000 | Palaung, Shwe | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.12 % | 2 Translation Started | 5 |
|
Khmer, Cambodian | United States | 253,000 | Khmer | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.60 % | 5 Complete Bible | 5 |
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Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol | Mongolia | 264,000 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.40 % | 4 New Testament | 5 |
|
Tu | China | 261,000 | Tu | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 3 Bible Portions | 5 |
|
Khampa, Western | China | 269,000 | Tibetan, Khams | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 3 Bible Portions | 5 |
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Deaf | Japan | 254,000 | Japanese Sign Language | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.54 % | -1 | 3 Bible Portions | 5 |
|
Burmese | Bangladesh | 310,000 | Burmese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.62 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | 6 |
|
Palaung, Pale | Myanmar (Burma) | 291,000 | Palaung, Ruching | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.06 % | 4 New Testament | 6 |
|
Kampuchea Krom | Cambodia | 276,000 | Khmer | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 0.60 % | 5 Complete Bible | 6 |
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Deaf | Thailand | 348,000 | Thai Sign Language | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.10 % | -1 | 3 Bible Portions | 7 |
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Batgama | Sri Lanka | 373,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.48 % | -1 | 5 Complete Bible | 7 |
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Kui | Thailand | 420,000 | Kuay | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.41 % | 5 Complete Bible | 8 |
|
Dawei, Tavoyan | Myanmar (Burma) | 454,000 | Tavoyan | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.04 % | 0 Unspecified | 9 |
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Phu Thai | Thailand | 490,000 | Phu Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.10 % | 2 Translation Started | 10 |
| Totals: | 677 Peoples | 499,776,000 | 529 ● | 5,691 |
