Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,316,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

Map Notes

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= Frontier peoples
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status ▼	Est. Workers Needed *
	Tangsa Tikhak	India	2,700	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhism	2 ●	20.84 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chuanlan	China	396,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	7.50 %	6.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Chuanqing	China	1,004,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	7.50 %	6.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Lemo	China	2,700	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongolian, Peripheral	China	5,583,000	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.04 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	112
	Mongolian	Kazakhstan	800	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongolian, Peripheral	United States	3,700	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongol, Khalka	China	68,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongol, Khalka	Czechia	2,400	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongol, Khalka	Korea, South	36,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.72 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongol, Khalka	Mongolia	2,381,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.86 %	5 Complete Bible	48
	Mongol, Khalka	Russia	3,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongol, Khalka	Taiwan	1,100	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongol, Khalka	United States	16,000	Mongolian, Halh	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mongol, Sichuan	China	29,000	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Qixingmin	China	6,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tibetan Gtsang	Bhutan	900	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tibetan Gtsang	China	759,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	15
	Tibetan, Nghari	China	63,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khmer Krom	Cambodia	281,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	1.20 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Yaw	Myanmar (Burma)	21,000	Burmese	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kui	Cambodia	35,000	Kuay	Buddhism	1 ●	3.50 %	0.53 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kui	Laos	49,000	Kuay	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kui	Thailand	432,000	Kuay	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.41 %	5 Complete Bible	9
	Mon	Myanmar (Burma)	1,138,000	Mon	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.82 %	5 Complete Bible	23
Totals:	686 Peoples		501,316,000			534 ●				5,943

* 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%