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Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent ▼		 %
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Oy Laos 25,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Lao Phuan Laos 155,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Translation Needed 3
Phu Thai United States 57,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Started 1
So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 2
Tuvan, Uriankhai Mongolia 43,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Yonaguni Japan 800 Yonaguni Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Yoron Japan 900 Yoron Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Nyaw Thailand 83,000 Nyaw Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 2
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 2
Mongolian Kazakhstan 800 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kui Laos 50,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Complete Bible 1
Buriat, Chinese China 168,000 Buriat, China Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Unspecified 3
Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,400 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Yehlmo Nepal 12,000 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 0.99 % New Testament 1
Monpa India 48,000 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism ● 0.94 % Unspecified 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,348,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 107
Yoy Thailand 8,200 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,537,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 91
Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,146,000 Mon Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 23
Khampa Tibetan India 1,100 Khamba Buddhism ● 0.90 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536 ●       5,906
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