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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,589,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status ▼		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Menia China 1,600 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Cimulin China 17,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Luhua China 25,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Mawo China 21,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Yadu China 39,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Tibetan, Zhugqu China 50,000 Choni Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Wutun China 3,200 Wutunhua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Xiangcheng China 15,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Yugur, Enger China 6,100 Yugur, East Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Yugur, Saragh China 13,000 Yugur, West Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Lawa, Eastern Thailand 8,300 Lawa, Eastern Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.20 % Unspecified 1
Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 408,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 8.98 % Unspecified -
Deaf Bhutan 5,800 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.11 % Unspecified 1
Deaf Cambodia 125,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 3.13 % Unspecified 3
Deaf Sri Lanka 107,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism ● 8.38 % Unspecified -
Deaf Mongolia 16,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.72 % Unspecified 1
Deaf Vietnam 730,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism ● 9.43 % Unspecified -
Walang China 2,100 Walungge Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Walang India 400 Walungge Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Walang Nepal 1,200 Walungge Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chinese, general Christmas Island 800 Language unknown Buddhism ● 14.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 457,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 500 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tibetan, Shanyan China 26,000 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chhairottan Nepal Unknown Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,589,000     539 ●       5,880
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