Buddhism people group listing

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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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Sherdukpen	Bhutan	300	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sherdukpen	India	3,900	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Man	India	6,000	Phake	Buddhism	2 ●	23.96 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Khampa Tibetan	Bhutan	1,700	Khamba	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Khampa Tibetan	India	1,000	Khamba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Deaf	Singapore	12,000	Singapore Sign Language	Buddhism	2 ●	16.04 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Tai Gapong	Laos	600	Phu Thai	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Mok	Myanmar (Burma)	4,100	Mok	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Mok	Thailand	700	Mok	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	1.40 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Bai, Southern	China	671,000	Bai, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.13 %	0.13 %	3 Bible Portions	13
	Buriat, Mongolia	Mongolia	61,000	Buriat, Mongolia	Buddhism	4 ●	3.50 %	2.50 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Bolivia	2,600	Okinawan, Central	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Palaung, Shwe	Myanmar (Burma)	235,000	Palaung, Shwe	Buddhism	1 ●	0.21 %	0.13 %	3 Bible Portions	5
	De'ang, Shwe	China	7,900	Palaung, Shwe	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tai Khun	Myanmar (Burma)	131,000	Khun	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	Tai Khun	Laos	800	Khun	Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tai Khun	Thailand	7,200	Khun	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Bumthangpa	Bhutan	23,000	Bumthangkha	Buddhism	1 ●	0.59 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	1
	Kyerung	China	8,400	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Kyerung	Nepal	3,700	Kyerung	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Lao Song	Thailand	37,000	Thai Song	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Mon	Pakistan	1,300	Balti	Buddhism	1 ●	1.69 %	1.69 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Nyahkur	Thailand	1,700	Nyahkur	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Palaung, Rumai	Myanmar (Burma)	161,000	Palaung, Rumai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	So	Laos	91,000	So (Laos)	Buddhism	1 ●	1.42 %	1.02 %	3 Bible Portions	2
Totals:	672 Peoples		503,382,000			507 ●				5,787

* 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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. 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%

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