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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 *
Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 1
Mongolian Kazakhstan 700 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Cyprus 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kui Thailand 421,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.41 % Complete Bible 8
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,800 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 57,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Thai United Arab Emirates 3,300 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Finland 7,000 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Japan 9,900 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai China, Macau 800 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Norway 21,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United Arab Emirates 4,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Northern Mariana Islands 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Denmark 1,800 Japanese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Dominica 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Dominican Republic 1,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese France 30,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Germany 25,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Guam 2,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Greece 1,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Indonesia 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.30 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Italy 6,300 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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