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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,776,000

% 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 *
Sinhalese New Zealand 1,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Qatar 54,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Singapore 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Thailand 72,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese United States 42,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,300 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
Phu Thai United States 55,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Started 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Samtao Laos 3,400 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Samtao Thailand 100 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,700 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa United States 500 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,100 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 14,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 107,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 2
Gurung Bhutan 10,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 2.08 % Complete Bible 1
Thai, Isan Iceland 500 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Thai, Isan Laos 8,700 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Thai, Isan Norway 18,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Thai, Isan New Zealand 8,400 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Thai, Isan United States 84,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Thami China 600 Thangmi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tibetan Bhutan 4,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Canada 5,400 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Pakistan 6,800 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 677 Peoples   499,776,000     529 ●       5,691
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