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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

500,050,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

534 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status ▼		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Lap, Lakha Bhutan 10,000 Lakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tseku Bhutan 6,400 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tseku China 14,000 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
Layakha Bhutan 3,400 Layakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Lunape Bhutan 1,200 Lunanakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.00 % Translation Needed -
Chin, Laitu Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Chin, Laitu Buddhism ● 25.00 % 3.00 % Translation Needed -
Chin, Songlai Myanmar (Burma) 8,100 Chin, Songlai Buddhism ● 10.00 % 2.00 % Translation Needed -
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 2
Monpa Black Mountain Bhutan 500 Olekha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Nubri Nepal 1,400 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tsum Nepal 2,200 Tsum Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Taungtha Myanmar (Burma) 20,000 Chin, Rungtu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Chong Thailand 2,000 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chrame China 51,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,400 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Khampti, Khamti Shan Myanmar (Burma) 8,900 Khamti Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 1
Kikai Japan 13,000 Kikai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
Kunigami Japan 4,900 Kunigami Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Kyerung China 8,400 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kyerung Nepal 3,000 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Lama Pakistan 200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 67,000 Miyako Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,900 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 683 Peoples   500,050,000     534 ●       5,824
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