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Population of Adherents

505,553,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

678

Unreached Groups

530 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status ▲		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Momba India 4,500 Sartang Buddhism ● 0.69 % Translation Started 1
Monpa India 40,000 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism ● 0.94 % Translation Started 1
Monpa But India 300 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.14 % Translation Started 1
Monpa Kalaktang India 1,400 Monpa, Kalaktang Buddhism ● 6.22 % Translation Started -
Monpa Lish India 2,300 Lish Buddhism ● 0.67 % Translation Started 1
Monpa Tawang India 7,200 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism ● 0.39 % Translation Started 1
Sartang India 3,400 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Sherdukpen India 3,500 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % Translation Started 1
Tai Man India 5,900 Phake Buddhism ● 21.91 % Translation Started -
Phu Thai Laos 226,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Gapong Laos 500 Phu Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Chin, Ekai Myanmar (Burma) 6,100 Chin, Ekai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Intha Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Intha Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Translation Started 2
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Chin, Laitu Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Chin, Laitu Buddhism ● 25.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Mok Myanmar (Burma) 4,000 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 234,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Translation Started 5
Phu Thai Thailand 492,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % Translation Started 1
Phu Thai United States 56,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Started 1
Phu Thai Vietnam 252,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 4.50 % 2.50 % Translation Started -
Bumthangpa Bhutan 23,000 Bumthangkha Buddhism ● 0.59 % Bible Portions 1
Loba Bhutan 2,200 Lhowa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Okinawan, Ryukyuan Bolivia 2,400 Okinawan, Central Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 678 Peoples   505,553,000     530 ●       5,926
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