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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,250,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

669

Unreached Groups

505 (75.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Nubri Nepal 1,700 Nubri Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Nupbi Bhutan 3,100 Nupbikha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Nyahkur Thailand 1,700 Nyahkur Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Nyaw Laos 19,000 Nyaw Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Translation Started 1
Nyenpa Bhutan 13,000 Nyenkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Olot China 3,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 295,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
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 % Unspecified 1
Radayo Sri Lanka 1,800 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Rigzong India 7,900 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 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 3,000 Lepcha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sampang Nepal 1,700 Sampang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Sherdukpen Bhutan 300 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 669 Peoples   503,250,000     505 ●       5,783
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