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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,780,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country ▼ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Bai, Southern China 442,000 Bai, Southern Buddhism ● 2.80 % 2.80 % Bible Portions -
Burmese China 26,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chrame China 51,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Monba, Cona China 45,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 1
Palaung, Shwe China 8,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Japanese China 6,900 Japanese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Khang China 43,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Khmer China 1,100 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
Bulang China 106,000 Blang Buddhism ☀ 0.06 % 0.06 % New Testament 2
Kyerung China 8,400 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Ladakhi China 600 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kalmyk, Torgut China 194,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
De'ang, Pale China 11,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 0.12 % 0.12 % New Testament 1
Khmu, Puman China 22,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 492,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
Thami China 600 Thangmi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tibetan, Central China 945,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 19
Choni China 171,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Translation Started 3
Totals: 677 Peoples   499,780,000     529 ●       5,691
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