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 *
 Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 90,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 40,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 3.10 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 234,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.21 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 5
 Gongduk Bhutan 2,500 Gongduk Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
 Guiqiong China 12,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Singapore 1,360,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 12.00 % 10.61 % Complete Bible -
 Han Chinese, Teochew Singapore 597,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 10.00 % 7.07 % Complete Bible -
 Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,800 Hyolmo Buddhism 1.38 % New Testament 1
 Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 131,000 Khun Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 3
 Tai Khun Laos 900 Khun Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism 0.27 % 0.27 % Translation Started 1
 Intha Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Intha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.07 % Translation Started 2
 Japanese Japan 117,656,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,353
 Kachin India 37,000 Jingpho Buddhism 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
 Yehlmo Nepal 12,000 Hyolmo Buddhism 0.99 % New Testament 1
 Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
 Tai Khang Laos 28,000 Kang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 162,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Bumthangpa Bhutan 23,000 Bumthangkha Buddhism 0.59 % Bible Portions 1
 Khamti, Khamti Shan Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Khamti Buddhism 1.26 % 1.26 % Unspecified 1
 Khampti India 20,000 Adi Buddhism 0.91 % Complete Bible 1
 Kheng Bhutan 36,000 Khengkha Buddhism 0.20 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
 Khmer Cambodia 14,994,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.10 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 300
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799