Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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 *
 Phu Thai Laos 234,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
 Samtao Laos 3,700 Samtao Buddhism 0.17 % 0.17 % Translation Started 1
 So Laos 90,000 So Buddhism 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
 Tai He Laos 4,200 Language unknown Buddhism 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
 Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism 2.00 % 1.74 % Unspecified 1
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Bru, Western Laos 90,000 Bru, Western Buddhism 12.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
 Thai, Isan Laos 9,300 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
 Tai Kaleun Laos 3,400 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 7.00 % 5.41 % New Testament -
 Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 1
 Tai Lue Laos 136,000 Lu Buddhism 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 3
 Deaf Laos 76,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism 3.38 % Translation Needed 2
 Kui Laos 50,000 Kuay Buddhism 1.00 % 0.90 % Complete Bible 1
 Khuen Laos 13,000 Khuen Buddhism 0.06 % 0.06 % Translation Started 1
 Tai Gapong Laos 600 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Chepya Laos 2,600 Chepya Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Sinhalese Libya 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism 9.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Tibetan Liechtenstein 500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Burmese Malaysia 31,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Malaysia 31,000 Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Malaysia 16,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Malaysia 108,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 8.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Malaysia 4,700 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,400 Thai, Southern Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536       5,906