Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,225,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

668

Unreached Groups

504 (75.4 %)

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 *
 Jirel Nepal 6,600 Jirel Buddhism 4.38 % New Testament 1
 Chinese, general Kyrgyzstan 1,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 4.43 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Phu Thai Vietnam 255,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 4.50 % 2.50 % Translation Started -
 Bhotia Sikkim India 95,000 Sikkimese Buddhism 4.54 % Unspecified 2
Khami Bangladesh 6,100 Chittagonian Buddhism 4.63 % New Testament 1
 Khoton Mongolia 13,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 4.70 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
 Chakma India 247,000 Chakma Buddhism 4.89 % Complete Bible 5
 Eurasian Japan 122,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 15,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
 Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 82,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 41,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese American Samoa 800 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Australia 59,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer Australia 37,000 Khmer Buddhism 5.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Vietnamese Bulgaria 1,600 Vietnamese Buddhism 5.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Lao Canada 14,000 Lao Buddhism 5.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism 5.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
 Mosuo China 57,000 Narua Buddhism 5.00 % 5.00 % Translation Needed -
 South Asian, general Switzerland 77,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism 5.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 35,000 Kadu Buddhism 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
 Bhotia India 128,000 Nepali Buddhism 5.01 % Complete Bible -
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 605,000 Gurung Buddhism 5.01 % New Testament -
Bintanna Sri Lanka 6,900 Sinhala Buddhism 5.05 % Complete Bible -
Porowakara Sri Lanka 61,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.08 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 668 Peoples   503,225,000     504       5,782


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