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Population of Adherents

501,589,000

% 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 *
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Darai India 400 Khamyang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tai Bueng Thailand 6,500 Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Soyot Russia 3,700 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Cyprus 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Switzerland 76,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Sogwo Arig China 50,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
So Laos 86,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
So Thailand 73,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Siyar Nepal 500 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 19,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Australia 113,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Sinhalese Brunei 1,200 Sinhala Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Canada 5,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Cyprus 7,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Denmark 7,800 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese India 4,400 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Italy 60,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Libya 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Oman 37,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 7.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Maldives 2,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,400 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,589,000     539 ●       5,880
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