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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,640,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

635

Unreached Groups

480 (75.6 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Scripture
Status 		Progress
Scale 		% Evangelical
Range 		% Christian Adh
Range 		Est. Workers
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Khmer Malaysia 30,000 Khmer Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Khmer New Zealand 9,800 Khmer Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Khmer, Cambodian United States 267,000 Khmer Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 5
Khmer Vietnam 1,377,000 Khmer Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 28
Vietnamese Cambodia 871,000 Vietnamese Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 17
Lao Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Lao Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Lao France 20,000 Lao Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 2-5% ● 1
Lao Thailand 62,000 Lao Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 64,000 Miyako Buddhism Unspecified Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism Unspecified Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Sinhalese Qatar 61,000 Sinhala Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Sinhalese Saudi Arabia 78,000 Sinhala Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 2
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism Unspecified Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Yaeyama Japan 45,000 Yaeyama Buddhism Unspecified Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Mongol, Khalka Sweden 5,700 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
South Asian, general Cyprus 17,000 Hindi Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Ekai Myanmar (Burma) 6,600 Lawktu Buddhism Bible Portions Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 2-5% ● -
Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 2-5% ● -
Sinhalese Canada 21,000 Sinhala Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Uuld Mongolia 16,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 2-5% ● -
Torgut Mongolia 17,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism New Testament Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 2-5% ● -
Japanese Indonesia 14,000 Japanese Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,505,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 50
Thai Austria 6,800 Thai Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 1
Totals: 635 Peoples   501,640,000       480 ◼︎ (202 ✸︎)     5,738
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