Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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 *
 Tseku Bhutan 6,700 Tseku Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Layakha Bhutan 3,600 Layakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Lunape Bhutan 1,300 Lunanakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Ngalong Bhutan 91,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
 Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Belgium 4,700 Japanese Buddhism 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Belgium 500 Khmer Buddhism 7.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Belgium 1,300 Vietnamese Buddhism 17.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
 Tibetan Belgium 5,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Chinese, general Belgium 23,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 12.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Asho Khyang Bangladesh 5,500 Chin, Asho Buddhism 38.29 % Complete Bible -
 Burmese Bangladesh 83,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.09 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 2
 Kuki Chin Bangladesh 129,000 Chittagonian Buddhism 11.41 % New Testament -
 Chak Bangladesh 6,600 Chak Buddhism 0.35 % Unspecified 1
 Chakma Bangladesh 540,000 Chakma Buddhism 7.47 % Complete Bible -
 Kuki Chin Chinbon Bangladesh 1,400 Chin, Uppu Buddhism 18.40 % Translation Started -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 3,800 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Mru Bangladesh 73,000 Mru Buddhism 4.09 % 2.11 % New Testament -
 Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,900 Pangkhua Buddhism 3.31 % Translation Started 1
 Tangchanghya Bangladesh 68,000 Tangchangya Buddhism 13.37 % Translation Started -
 Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Barua Bangladesh 36,000 Chittagonian Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Khami Bangladesh 6,100 Chittagonian Buddhism 4.63 % New Testament 1
 Marma (Magh) Bangladesh 247,000 Marma Buddhism 5.69 % New Testament -
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505       5,783


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