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Population of Adherents

501,606,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Japanese Russia 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Singapore 39,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Spain 5,500 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Switzerland 5,200 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Thailand 71,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Taiwan 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United Kingdom 30,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United States 839,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 17
Japanese Vietnam 9,600 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jiarong, Guanyingqiao China 8,000 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,300 sTodsde Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Jiarong, Sidabao China 7,200 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Jiarong, Situ China 208,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
Jirel Nepal 5,400 Jirel Buddhism ● 4.38 % New Testament 1
Kachin India 37,000 Jingpho Buddhism ● 0.47 % Complete Bible 1
Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 35,000 Kadu Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
Kagate Bhutan 200 Syuba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Kagate India 1,800 Syuba Buddhism ● 3.35 % Bible Portions 1
Kagate Nepal 600 Syuba Buddhism ● 0.78 % Bible Portions 1
Kalmyk, Torgut China 194,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,700 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 261,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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