Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

502,116,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,754,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,513,000

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Monpa	Bhutan	101,000	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Sherdukpen	Bhutan	300	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tamang	Bhutan	9,600	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Lhokpu	Bhutan	3,600	Lhokpu	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chali	Bhutan	1,900	Chalikha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Walang	Bhutan	3,800	Bantawa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Dzala	Bhutan	17,000	Dzalakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Matpa	Bhutan	21,000	Chocangacakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nupbi	Bhutan	3,100	Nupbikha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nyenpa	Bhutan	13,000	Nyenkha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lap, Lakha	Bhutan	11,000	Lakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tseku	Bhutan	6,900	Tseku	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Layakha	Bhutan	3,600	Layakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lunape	Bhutan	1,300	Lunanakha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ngalong	Bhutan	93,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Chinese, general	Brazil	315,000	Portuguese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Han Chinese, Mandarin	Brunei	12,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Brunei	2,700	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Brunei	1,300	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Burmese	Cambodia	5,600	Burmese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chong	Cambodia	1,700	Chong	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khmer	Cambodia	15,791,000	Khmer	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	316
	Vietnamese	Cambodia	881,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	18
	Lao	Cambodia	25,000	Lao	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Lao Phuan	Cambodia	2,600	Phuan	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		502,116,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,758

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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