Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,256,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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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 *
	Tai Doi	Myanmar (Burma)	5,100	Tai Loi	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Doi	Laos	300	Tai Loi	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Aiton	India	4,300	Aiton	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Monpa But	India	300	Sartang	Buddhism	1 ●	1.14 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Jad	India	2,600	Khamba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.59 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Khamiyang	India	1,600	Khamyang	Buddhism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Monpa Kalaktang	India	1,600	Monpa, Kalaktang	Buddhism	2 ●	6.22 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Monpa Lish	India	2,700	Lish	Buddhism	1 ●	0.67 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Monpa	India	48,000	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Changpa	India	3,200	Changthang	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Sherdukpen	Bhutan	200	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sherdukpen	India	4,200	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Man	India	6,900	Phake	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Khampa Tibetan	Bhutan	1,700	Khamba	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Khampa Tibetan	India	1,100	Khamba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Monba, Medog	China	8,300	Sartang	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Momba	India	5,300	Sartang	Buddhism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Deaf	Singapore	12,000	Singapore Sign Language	Buddhism	2 ●	16.04 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Monpa Tawang	India	8,500	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Gapong	Laos	500	Phu Thai	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Thakali Marphali	Nepal	2,200	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.79 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Thakali Tin Gaule	Nepal	500	Thakali	Buddhism	1 ●	1.06 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Nubri	Nepal	1,700	Nubri	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Tsum	Nepal	2,700	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Mok	Myanmar (Burma)	4,000	Mok	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
Totals:	686 Peoples		501,256,000			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%