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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,736,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

679

Unreached Groups

530 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▲		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Gurung Bangladesh 800 Gurung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 6,800 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Handi Sri Lanka 1,700 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hanomoreyo Sri Lanka 5,300 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hdzanggur China 5,600 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Huay Thailand 600 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Japanese China 6,900 Japanese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jiarong, Guanyingqiao China 8,000 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,200 sTodsde Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Jiarong, Sidabao China 7,100 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Jiarong, Situ China 207,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
Kagate Bhutan 200 Syuba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Kalmyk, Torgut China 194,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,700 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Karen, Yintale Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Yintale Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Khampa Eastern China 1,606,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 32
Khampa Tibetan Bhutan 1,600 Khamba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Khampa, Northern China 152,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Khampa, Western China 269,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 5
Khampti, Khamti Shan Myanmar (Burma) 8,900 Khamti Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 1
Khas Bhutan 900 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 679 Peoples   499,736,000     530 ●       5,821
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