Religion - Buddhism | Joshua Project

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,736,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

679

Unreached Groups

530 (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 *
	Handi	Sri Lanka	1,700	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hannali	Sri Lanka	329,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	6.85 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Hanomoreyo	Sri Lanka	5,300	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hdzanggur	China	5,600	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Heeri	Sri Lanka	17,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.59 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Henawalayo	Sri Lanka	19,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	3.71 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hinna	Sri Lanka	239,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	6.70 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Hu	China	1,100	Hu	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Huay	Thailand	600	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Huayao Tai	China	91,000	Lu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.29 %	4 New Testament	2
	Hunna	Sri Lanka	89,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	6.49 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Intha	Myanmar (Burma)	102,000	Intha	Buddhism	1 ●	0.10 %	0.07 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Jad	India	2,200	Khamba	Buddhism	1 ●	0.58 %	-1	1 Translation Needed	1
	Japanese	Sri Lanka	2,300	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.87 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	China	6,900	Japanese	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Northern Mariana Islands	900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Denmark	1,800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominica	800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Dominican Republic	1,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Finland	1,100	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.20 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Micronesia, Federated States	800	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	France	30,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Germany	25,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Guam	2,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Japanese	Greece	1,100	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.60 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	679 Peoples		499,736,000			530 ●				5,821

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%