Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Rakhine	Myanmar (Burma)	2,571,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	1 ●	0.10 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	51
	Amdo, Hbrogpa	China	738,000	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	15
	Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa	China	186,000	Tibetan, Amdo	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	4
	Lao Krang	Thailand	59,000	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.06 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Khuen	Laos	14,000	Khuen	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.06 %	0.06 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Blang	China	105,000	Blang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.06 %	0.06 %	4 New Testament	2
	Palaung, Pale	Myanmar (Burma)	295,000	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.06 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Burmese	Australia	18,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Burmese	Cambodia	5,600	Burmese	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Burmese	Finland	2,200	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Intha	Myanmar (Burma)	103,000	Intha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.07 %	2 Translation Started	2
	Walang	Nepal	1,400	Walungge	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.07 %	0.07 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chaungtha	Myanmar (Burma)	185,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	1 ●	0.10 %	0.07 %	4 New Testament	4
	Tsum	Nepal	2,600	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.07 %	0.07 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tai Lue	Myanmar (Burma)	62,000	Lu	Buddhism	1 ●	0.22 %	0.08 %	4 New Testament	1
	Burmese	Japan	110,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Burmese	Myanmar (Burma)	30,150,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	603
	Burmese	Saudi Arabia	151,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	3
	Burmese	Singapore	20,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Burmese	United Kingdom	15,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Bolivia	2,600	Okinawan, Central	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Khmer	Thailand	66,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lao	France	20,000	Lao	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sinhalese	Malaysia	4,900	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lao Phuan	Thailand	199,000	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	4
Totals:	693 Peoples		504,711,000			522 ●				5,811

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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