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Population of Adherents

505,356,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

680

Unreached Groups

531 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Lue Laos 131,000 Lu Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 3
Deaf Laos 74,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism ● 3.38 % Translation Needed 1
Kui Laos 48,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Complete Bible 1
Khuen Laos 13,000 Khuen Buddhism ☀ 0.06 % 0.06 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Gapong Laos 500 Phu Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Chepya Laos 2,500 Chepya Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Sinhalese Libya 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Burmese Malaysia 30,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Malaysia 30,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Malaysia 15,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Malaysia 103,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,400 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,200 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,200 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Marshall Islands 400 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Mexico 51,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Bayad Mongolia 65,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 58,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Dariganga Mongolia 37,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 85,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 265,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
Totals: 680 Peoples   505,356,000     531 ●       5,918
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