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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

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 Paraguay 6,500 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Peru 155,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 3
Japanese Panama 2,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Portugal 700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Russia 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 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 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
Lao Phuan Thailand 209,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 4
Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,297,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.86 % Complete Bible 46
Khuen Laos 13,000 Khuen Buddhism ● 1.50 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sartang India 3,400 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Deaf Japan 253,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
Heeri Sri Lanka 17,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.59 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Greece 1,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Singapore 39,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Bangladesh 313,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.62 % Complete Bible 6
Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 864,000 Pa'o Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.30 % New Testament 17
Thai China, Macau 800 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Mongol, Khalka Korea, South 36,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.72 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Deaf Mongolia 16,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.72 % Unspecified 1
Couratto Sri Lanka 6,900 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.72 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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