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 *
 South Asian, general Switzerland 78,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 600 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,600 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 500 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 12.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified -
 Buriat, Russian Turkmenistan 700 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 6.00 % 3.00 % Unspecified -
 Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,200 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 7.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified -
 Tseku Bhutan 6,800 Tseku Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Khmer, Northern Cambodia 5,600 Khmer, Northern Buddhism 8.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Muak Sa-aak China 1,000 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Han Chinese, Kokang Myanmar (Burma) 165,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 3
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799