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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Tai Khang Laos 28,000 Kang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kikai Japan 12,000 Kikai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
Kunigami Japan 4,800 Kunigami Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Kurtokha Bhutan 2,200 Kurtokha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism ● 0.34 % 0.34 % Unspecified 1
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 64,000 Miyako Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,500 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Oy Laos 26,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Khmu, Puman China 30,000 U Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.40 % Unspecified -
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Samtao Laos 3,700 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % Unspecified 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Tai He Laos 4,300 Language unknown Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % Unspecified 1
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % Unspecified 1
Choni China 170,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 3
Toku-No-Shima Japan 4,900 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Ugong Thailand 500 Ugong Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Yaeyama Japan 45,000 Yaeyama Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
Karen, Yinbaw Myanmar (Burma) 9,400 Yinbaw Buddhism ● 32.00 % 25.00 % Unspecified -
Yonaguni Japan 800 Yonaguni Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505 ●       5,783
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