Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,382,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

672

Unreached Groups

507 (75.4 %)

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 *
 Rongkup Nepal 4,700 Lepcha Buddhism 3.56 % New Testament 1
 Loba Bhutan 2,300 Lhowa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Loba Nepal 3,100 Lhowa Buddhism 0.19 % New Testament 1
 Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,598,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 52
Mon India 1,300 Ladakhi Buddhism 0.43 % New Testament 1
 Mru Bangladesh 73,000 Mru Buddhism 4.09 % 2.11 % New Testament -
 Mru Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Mru Buddhism 4.01 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 5,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 228,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 179,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk, Torgut China 108,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
 Karen, Kayah Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
Karen, Kayah Eastern Thailand 19,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 18.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
 Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa Nepal 127,000 Sherpa Buddhism 4.23 % 2.12 % New Testament -
 Sherpa United States 5,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Bru, Western Laos 91,000 Bru, Western Buddhism 12.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
 Bru, Western Thailand 20,000 Bru, Western Buddhism 8.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
 Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 605,000 Gurung Buddhism 5.01 % New Testament -
Totals: 672 Peoples   503,382,000     507       5,787