Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,860,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
Gahala Sri Lanka 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism 0.78 % Complete Bible 1
 Eurasian Japan 123,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Ergong China 63,000 Horpa Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
 Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 39,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 88,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Durava Sri Lanka 747,000 Sinhala Buddhism 8.12 % Complete Bible -
 Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Drukpa Bhutan 218,000 Dzongkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
 Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Dowaniya India 3,400 Assamese Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Dolpa Nepal 4,800 Sherpa Buddhism 1.10 % New Testament 1
Dodda-Weddah Sri Lanka 39,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.50 % Complete Bible -
Demala Gattara Sri Lanka 8,300 Sinhala Buddhism 7.52 % Complete Bible -
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 409,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Bhutan 5,900 Language unknown Buddhism 2.11 % Unspecified 1
 Deaf Cambodia 127,000 Cambodian Sign Language Buddhism 3.13 % Bible Portions 3
 Deaf Sri Lanka 109,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism 8.38 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Japan 247,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
 Deaf Laos 76,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism 3.38 % Translation Needed 2
 Deaf Mongolia 17,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism 1.72 % Unspecified 1
 Deaf Singapore 12,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism 16.04 % Translation Started -
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
 Deaf Vietnam 741,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism 9.43 % Bible Portions -
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534       5,943