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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Chrame China 50,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,600 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 462,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.04 % New Testament 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 600 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
De'ang, Shwe China 7,900 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Dowaniya India 3,300 Assamese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa Bhutan 222,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ergong China 63,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ewenki, Khamnigan Mongolia 600 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Gara Pakistan 1,200 Balti Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Golog China 167,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Gongduk Bhutan 2,500 Gongduk Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 3,800 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Handi Sri Lanka 1,800 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hanomoreyo Sri Lanka 5,500 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hdzanggur China 5,600 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Huay Thailand 600 Language unknown Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Intha Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Intha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.07 % Translation Started 2
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505 ●       5,783
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