Religion - Buddhism | Joshua Project

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,734,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (78.1 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status ▲	Est. Workers Needed *
	Chak	Bangladesh	3,000	Chak	Buddhism	1 ●	0.73 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Chak, Thet	Myanmar (Burma)	1,900	Chak	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chong	Cambodia	1,600	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chong	Thailand	2,000	Chong	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chrame	China	51,000	Pumi, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kikai	Japan	13,000	Kikai	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.72 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Khampti, Khamti Shan	Myanmar (Burma)	8,900	Khamti	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kunigami	Japan	4,900	Kunigami	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kyerung	China	8,400	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kyerung	Nepal	3,000	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lama	Pakistan	200	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Miyako, Ryukyuan	Japan	67,000	Miyako	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.51 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Amami-Oshima, Northern	Japan	9,900	Amami-Oshima, Northern	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.45 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Oki-No-Erabu	Japan	3,200	Oki-No-Erabu	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Oy	Laos	24,000	Oy	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Khmu, Puman	China	22,000	U	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Japan	1,800	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tai He	Laos	4,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tai Laan	Laos	700	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Choni	China	171,000	Choni	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Toku-No-shima	Japan	5,000	Toku-No-Shima	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.55 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Ugong	Thailand	500	Ugong	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Yaeyama	Japan	47,000	Yaeyama	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.38 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Karen, Yinbaw	Myanmar (Burma)	9,200	Yinbaw	Buddhism	5 ●	32.00 %	25.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Yonaguni	Japan	800	Yonaguni	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	677 Peoples		499,734,000			529 ●				5,820

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%