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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status ▲		 Est. Workers
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Tibetan Australia 1,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Belgium 5,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Bhutan 4,600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Canada 9,800 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Central China 940,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 19
Tibetan France 7,900 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan India 119,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ● 0.28 % Complete Bible 2
Tibetan Liechtenstein 500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Netherlands 1,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 3,100 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Central Switzerland 8,100 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan United Kingdom 700 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Central United States 27,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
Siyar Nepal 600 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvan China 4,300 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvan, Uriankhai Mongolia 43,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvan, Uriankhai Russia 295,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.19 % Complete Bible 6
Barua India 1,500 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 139,000 Ladakhi Buddhism ● 0.35 % Complete Bible 3
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) Pakistan 900 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bhote Nepal 15,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
Bhotia India 136,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 4.90 % Complete Bible 3
Drukpa Bhutan 218,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536 ●       5,906
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