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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,776,000

% 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 *
Newah Bhutan 3,600 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ngalong Bhutan 87,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Nubri Nepal 1,400 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Nupbi Bhutan 2,900 Nupbikha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Nyahkur Thailand 1,600 Nyahkur Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Nyenpa Bhutan 12,000 Nyenkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Olot China 3,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 291,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.06 % New Testament 6
Palaung, Shwe China 8,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Qiang, Cimulin China 17,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Luhua China 24,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Mawo China 20,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Yadu China 39,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qixingmin China 6,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Queyu China 11,000 Queyu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Radayo Sri Lanka 1,700 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,681,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 54
Rigzong India 7,400 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rigzong Pakistan 1,700 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Rodiya Sri Lanka 18,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rongkup Bhutan 2,900 Lepcha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sampang Nepal 1,400 Sampang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Samtao Laos 3,400 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 677 Peoples   499,776,000     529 ●       5,691
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