Religion - Buddhism | Joshua Project

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,734,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (78.1 %)

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 *
	Thai	Belgium	3,500	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Myanmar (Burma)	43,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Canada	6,400	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.70 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Cambodia	3,300	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.15 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Denmark	12,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Finland	7,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	France	10,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Germany	21,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	China, Hong Kong	11,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Italy	5,400	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Japan	10,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Korea, South	102,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Thai	Laos	141,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	3
	Thai	China, Macau	800	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.70 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Malaysia	29,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Netherlands	5,300	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Singapore	46,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Spain	1,400	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Sweden	31,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Switzerland	8,600	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	Thailand	20,558,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.27 %	5 Complete Bible	411
	Thai	Taiwan	64,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	United Kingdom	26,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thai	United States	182,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Han Chinese, Min Nan	Myanmar (Burma)	72,000	Chinese, Min Nan	Buddhism	4 ●	4.00 %	2.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
Totals:	677 Peoples		499,734,000			529 ●				5,820

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. 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%