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Population of Adherents

505,391,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

680

Unreached Groups

532 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Khmer Cambodia 14,236,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.90 % Complete Bible 285
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,498,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % New Testament 370
Thai Thailand 22,649,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.27 % Complete Bible 453
Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,383,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 628
Japanese Japan 120,474,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,409
Totals: 680 Peoples   505,391,000     532 ●       5,920
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