Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,381,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

517 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 800 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Bayad Mongolia 68,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.50 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 61,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism 3.50 % 2.50 % Bible Portions -
 Dariganga Mongolia 39,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 0.80 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 89,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 40,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 3.10 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 228,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Tuvan Mongolia 43,000 Tuvan Buddhism 1.20 % 1.10 % Unspecified 1
 Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,449,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.30 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 49
 Ewenki, Khamnigan Mongolia 600 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Deaf Mongolia 17,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism 1.72 % Unspecified 1
 Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.90 % 2.80 % Complete Bible -
 Uuld Mongolia 15,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.60 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
Khotogoid Mongolia 9,100 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 0.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Khoton Mongolia 13,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 4.70 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
Torgut Mongolia 17,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 2.40 % 2.30 % New Testament -
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,500 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chin, Asho Myanmar (Burma) 180,000 Chin, Asho Buddhism 15.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 873,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 17
 Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,494,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.35 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 630
 Thai Myanmar (Burma) 44,000 Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism 0.50 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
 Chakma Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 186,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.07 % New Testament 4
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 73,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 4.00 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 685 Peoples   503,381,000     517       5,797