Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (75.3 %)

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 *
 Thakali Marphali Nepal 2,100 Thakali Buddhism 1.79 % Unspecified 1
 Tokpegola Nepal 1,600 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Gurung Ghale Nepal 25,000 Ghale, Southern Buddhism 6.48 % 3.24 % New Testament -
Sampang Nepal 1,600 Sampang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Yamphu Nepal 7,600 Yamphu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Nubri Nepal 1,700 Nubri Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Tsum Nepal 2,600 Tsum Buddhism ☀︎ 0.07 % 0.07 % Unspecified 1
Kaike Nepal 1,500 Kaike Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Asho Myanmar (Burma) 180,000 Chin, Asho Buddhism 15.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
 Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 871,000 Pa'o Buddhism 1.70 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 17
 Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,429,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.35 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 629
 Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism 0.50 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
 Thai Myanmar (Burma) 44,000 Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Chakma Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 185,000 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 -
 Danau Myanmar (Burma) 5,700 Danau Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Bible Portions 1
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 234,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.21 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 5
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 987,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 2.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 20
 Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 75,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 131,000 Khun Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 3
 Intha Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Intha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.07 % Translation Started 2
 Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 162,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Khamti, Khamti Shan Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Khamti Buddhism 1.26 % 1.26 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799