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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,256,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Mru Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Mru Buddhism ● 4.01 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 271,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 45,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 1
Mongolian Kazakhstan 800 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Cyprus 16,000 Hindi Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kui Thailand 432,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.41 % Complete Bible 9
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,600 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % Unspecified 1
Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 59,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Thai United Arab Emirates 3,100 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 9,700 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai China, Macau 900 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Norway 21,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese New Zealand 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Paraguay 6,600 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Peru 160,000 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 300 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Philippines 4,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Russia 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Singapore 40,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Spain 5,600 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,256,000     534 ●       5,943
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