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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,256,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▼		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Burmese Denmark 1,900 Burmese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Finland 1,500 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese India 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 4.57 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Korea, South 23,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Malaysia 31,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese New Zealand 2,500 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Singapore 20,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Thailand 212,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 4
Burmese United Kingdom 14,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese United States 198,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Chak Bangladesh 6,500 Chak Buddhism ● 0.35 % Translation Started 1
Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism ● 0.32 % 0.32 % Translation Started 1
Chakma India 260,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 4.88 % Complete Bible 5
Changpa India 3,200 Changthang Buddhism ● 0.19 % Translation Started 1
Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 183,000 Rakhine Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Bible Portions 4
Chinese, general Kyrgyzstan 1,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 4.43 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chinese, general Turkmenistan 3,100 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 3.30 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Chong Thailand 2,100 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Choni China 170,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 3
Couratto Sri Lanka 7,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.72 % Complete Bible 1
Danau Myanmar (Burma) 126,000 Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 3
Danu Myanmar (Burma) 115,000 Danu Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 2
Dariganga Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
De'ang, Pale China 11,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 0.12 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,256,000     534 ●       5,943
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