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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,589,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Chinese, general Christmas Island 800 Language unknown Buddhism ● 14.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
Chinese, general Turkmenistan 2,900 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 3.30 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Cyprus 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Switzerland 76,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 500 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,100 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 700 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 12.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible -
Buriat, Russian Turkmenistan 500 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 6.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,100 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 7.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Tseku Bhutan 6,500 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Khmer, Northern Cambodia 5,200 Khmer, Northern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Muak Sa-aak China 1,000 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Mok Myanmar (Burma) 4,000 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,589,000     539 ●       5,880
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