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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,432,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

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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 Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 3,700 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Handi Sri Lanka 1,800 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hanomoreyo Sri Lanka 5,500 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hdzanggur China 5,600 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 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
Japanese Samoa 1,500 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 7,900 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 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
Kaike Nepal 1,600 Kaike Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kalmyk, Torgut China 192,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Karen, Yintale Myanmar (Burma) 1,000 Yintale Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Khampa Eastern China 1,597,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 32
Khampa Tibetan Bhutan 1,700 Khamba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Khampa, Northern China 151,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Khampa, Western China 267,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 5
Khas Bhutan 1,000 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Khmu, Puman China 30,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,432,000     511 ●       5,879
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