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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,734,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (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 *
Chepya Laos 2,400 Chepya Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chhairottan Nepal Unknown Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chrame China 51,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,400 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 454,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 500 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
De'ang, Rumai China 6,300 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Dowaniya India 2,900 Assamese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa Bhutan 213,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Drukpa India 12,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 600 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Dzala Bhutan 16,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Ergong China 64,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Gara Pakistan 1,100 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Golog China 168,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Gongduk Bhutan 2,400 Gongduk Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
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
Totals: 677 Peoples   499,734,000     529 ●       5,820
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