Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,662,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

638

Unreached Groups

482 (75.5 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Mongol, Sichuan	China	29,000	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mongolian, Peripheral	China	5,545,000	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	111
	Mongour	China	51,000	Tu	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monpa	Bhutan	100,000	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Monpa Kalaktang	Bhutan	1,100	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mpi	Thailand	1,600	Mpi	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Muak Sa-aak	China	1,000	Muak Sa-aak	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Naju	China	1,900	Naxi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Namuyi	China	8,800	Namuyi	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Newah	Bhutan	3,700	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ngalong	Bhutan	91,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Nubri	Nepal	1,600	Nubri	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nupbi	Bhutan	3,100	Nupbikha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nyahkur	Thailand	1,600	Nyahkur	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nyaw	Laos	19,000	Nyaw	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nyenpa	Bhutan	13,000	Nyenkha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Olot	China	3,100	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Palaung, Pale	Myanmar (Burma)	295,000	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	6
	Phen	Laos	3,900	Phong-Kniang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Phongset	Laos	1,100	Phunoi	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Poong	Laos	1,100	Phong-Kniang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Puang	Laos	3,800	Phong-Kniang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Qiang, Cimulin	China	17,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Qiang, Luhua	China	24,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Qiang, Mawo	China	20,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	638 Peoples		501,662,000				482 ◼︎ (203 ✸︎)			5,744

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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