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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,878,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

531 (77.7 %)

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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, Central United States 27,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Bhutan 4,600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Canada 9,700 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Central China 955,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 19
Siyar Nepal 600 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvan China 4,400 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvan, Uriankhai Mongolia 42,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Yakkha Bhutan 200 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Barua India 1,500 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 137,000 Ladakhi Buddhism ● 0.35 % Complete Bible 3
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) Pakistan 800 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bhote Nepal 15,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
Bhotia India 134,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 4.90 % Complete Bible 3
Drukpa Bhutan 218,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 600 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Khas Bhutan 1,000 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 11,200,000 Marathi Buddhism ● 0.13 % Complete Bible 224
Mangrik India 27,000 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Adi Ramo China 200 Adi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rigzong India 8,300 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rodiya Sri Lanka 18,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Singpho India 10,000 Singpho Buddhism ● 5.91 % Complete Bible -
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,591,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 92
Tai Man, Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 683 Peoples   504,878,000     531 ●       5,970
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