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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,505,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

689

Unreached Groups

540 (78.4 %)

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 *
Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.40 % Translation Needed -
Thai-Chinese Thailand 5,683,000 Thai Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.66 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Belgium 1,300 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 17.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Canada 163,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 25.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Korea, South 151,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 8.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Hakka Australia 14,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 12.00 % 12.00 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Brunei 13,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 15.00 % 12.00 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Singapore 1,375,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 12.00 % 10.61 % Complete Bible -
Karen, Kayah Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 8,900 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism ● 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 161,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism ● 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
Karen, Yinbaw Myanmar (Burma) 9,300 Yinbaw Buddhism ● 32.00 % 25.00 % Unspecified -
Korean Kyrgyzstan 17,000 Korean Buddhism ● 26.34 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
Korean Thailand 13,000 Korean Buddhism ● 24.00 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
Lawa China 108,000 Awa Buddhism ● 20.00 % 18.00 % Translation Needed -
Totals: 689 Peoples   503,505,000     540 ●       5,917
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