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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,391,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

680

Unreached Groups

532 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,700 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 58,000 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 7,100 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Japan 9,800 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 Korea, South 52,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Mexico 5,500 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Malaysia 15,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese New Zealand 13,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Paraguay 7,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Peru 157,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 3
Japanese Panama 2,200 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Portugal 700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Marshall Islands 400 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Philippines 4,600 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Russia 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Singapore 39,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Spain 5,500 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Switzerland 5,200 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Taiwan 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United Kingdom 30,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United States 844,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 17
Totals: 680 Peoples   505,391,000     532 ●       5,920
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