Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (75.3 %)

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 *
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 234,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.21 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 5
 De'ang, Shwe China 7,900 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 131,000 Khun Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 3
 Tai Khun Laos 900 Khun Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Tai Khun Thailand 7,200 Khun Buddhism 1.50 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 1
 Bumthangpa Bhutan 23,000 Bumthangkha Buddhism 0.59 % Bible Portions 1
 Kyerung China 8,300 Kyerung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Kyerung Nepal 3,500 Kyerung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Lao Song Thailand 37,000 Thai Song Buddhism 1.00 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 1
Mon Pakistan 1,400 Balti Buddhism 1.69 % 1.69 % Bible Portions 1
 Nyahkur Thailand 1,600 Nyahkur Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 160,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism 0.40 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 3
 Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism 7.00 % 5.40 % Bible Portions -
 Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Samtao Laos 3,800 Samtao Buddhism 0.17 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 1
 So Laos 93,000 So (Laos) Buddhism 1.42 % 1.02 % Bible Portions 2
 So Thailand 75,000 So (Laos) Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 1
 Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,600 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Thai, Southern Thailand 5,335,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism 0.90 % 0.26 % Bible Portions 107
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 104,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.11 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 2
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 486,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 16,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 113,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 2
 Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Bible Portions 1
 Tibetan Pakistan 7,100 Balti Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799