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 *
 Tuvan Mongolia 44,000 Tuvan Buddhism 1.20 % 1.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,465,000 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 18,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism 1.72 % Bible Portions 1
 Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.90 % 2.80 % Complete Bible -
 Uuld Mongolia 16,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.60 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
Khotogoid Mongolia 9,200 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
 Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 800 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Mexico 5,600 Japanese Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Marshall Islands 300 Japanese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Burmese Malaysia 33,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Malaysia 153,000 Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 3
 Japanese Malaysia 16,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Malaysia 113,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 8.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Malaysia 4,900 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,600 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,600 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Tibetan Liechtenstein 500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Libya 18,000 Sinhala Buddhism 9.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Burmese Laos 5,400 Burmese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Thai Laos 155,000 Thai Buddhism 0.60 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 3
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799