• Religion:  

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,606,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

Map Notes
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Progress Scale: ●●●●●   
☀
 = Frontier peoples
Photo People Group Country ▼ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,200 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,800 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Toku-No-shima Japan 5,000 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Yaeyama Japan 46,000 Yaeyama Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
Yonaguni Japan 800 Yonaguni Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Yoron Japan 900 Yoron Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Deaf Japan 253,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
Thai Italy 5,400 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Italy 6,300 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Italy 1,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 7.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Italy 60,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Indonesia 764,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 29.00 % 6.00 % Complete Bible -
Japanese Indonesia 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.30 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Asho Khyang India 800 Chin, Asho Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese India 15,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 4.40 % Complete Bible 1
Chak India 300 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chakma India 217,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 4.91 % New Testament 4
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin India 8,600 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 6.63 % Complete Bible -
Kachin India 37,000 Jingpho Buddhism ● 0.47 % Complete Bible 1
Khampti India 17,000 Adi Buddhism ● 0.89 % Complete Bible 1
Lama India 600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rongkup India 75,000 Lepcha Buddhism ● 25.65 % New Testament -
Mon India 1,100 Ladakhi Buddhism ● 0.43 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
Download Data Data Sources Definitions
Prayer Cards
Disclaimers:
  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
  2. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
  3. The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
  4. Joshua Project makes every effort to ensure that the subject in an image is in fact from the specific people group. In rare instances a representative photo may be used.
  5. Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. Please contact us.
  6. On-the-ground reality may vary from what is presented here. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible.
Peoples, Countries, Languages People Group
Lists Create
a List Global
Statistics Maps
 What's New

Avatar

Welcome. I’m a virtual assistant and will try to answer questions about Joshua Project, unreached people groups, the Great Commission and more. How can I help you?

For further help try our FAQ, Definitions or Contact Us pages.