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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,606,000

% 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 *
Khampti India 17,000 Adi Buddhism ● 0.89 % Complete Bible 1
Kheng Bhutan 35,000 Khengkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Khmer Cambodia 14,045,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.90 % Complete Bible 281
Khmer Vietnam 1,320,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.87 % Complete Bible 26
Bulang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Blang Buddhism ● 1.90 % 0.80 % New Testament 1
Bulang China 106,000 Blang Buddhism ☀ 0.06 % 0.06 % New Testament 2
Bulang Thailand 1,400 Blang Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
Thai, Northern Laos 37,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Thai, Northern Thailand 7,361,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % New Testament 147
Kikai Japan 13,000 Kikai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
Vietnamese Cambodia 815,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 16
Vietnamese Vietnam 80,690,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.40 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Kiorr Laos 4,800 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Kunigami Japan 4,900 Kunigami Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Kurtokha Bhutan 2,100 Kurtokha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Larke Nepal 200 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kyerung China 8,500 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kyerung Nepal 3,000 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ladakhi China 600 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Karen, Lahta Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Zayein Buddhism ● 18.00 % 9.00 % Translation Needed -
Lama India 600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Lama Pakistan 200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Lao Cambodia 23,000 Lao Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Lao Laos 3,398,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.50 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 68
Lao Song Thailand 36,000 Thai Song Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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