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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,127,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

531 (77.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▼		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Bhotia Tibetan India 3,900 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) Pakistan 800 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bonan, Tongren China 7,400 Bonan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Broq-Pa Bhutan 5,600 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Broq-Pa Pakistan 5,500 Brokskat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bulang China 107,000 Blang Buddhism ☀ 0.06 % 0.06 % New Testament 2
Burmese Laos 5,100 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Bangladesh 79,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % Complete Bible 2
Burmese Cambodia 5,300 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese China 27,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chak India 400 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chakma, Daingnet Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Chali Bhutan 1,800 Chalikha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Changpa Pakistan 200 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Chepya Laos 2,500 Chepya 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 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 460,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 500 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
De'an, Shwe China 8,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Dowaniya India 3,400 Assamese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa Bhutan 216,000 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 600 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 683 Peoples   503,127,000     531 ●       5,962
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