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Population of Adherents

501,606,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▼
Yoy Thailand 7,900 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % Translation Needed 1
Zhaba China 8,600 Zhaba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Kaleun Laos 3,300 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai Kaleun Thailand 8,800 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 1
Aiton India 3,600 Aiton Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Aka Bhutan 400 Hruso Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Barua Bangladesh 11,000 Chittagonian Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Barua, Maramagyi Myanmar (Burma) 500 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Barua India 1,300 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) Pakistan 900 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Bhote Nepal 13,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,100 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bhotia Tibetan India 3,300 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Broq-Pa Bhutan 5,600 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Broq-Pa Pakistan 5,800 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Monpa But India 300 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.14 % Translation Started 1
Monpa Dirang Bhutan 200 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Monpa Dirang India 7,100 Tshangla Buddhism ● 0.77 % New Testament 1
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 600 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa India 17,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Gara India 700 Lohar, Lahul Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Needed 1
Gara Pakistan 1,200 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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