Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

501,845,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,579,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,509,000

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 Needed *
	Bhotia	India	120,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bhotia Sikkim	India	89,000	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	2
	Monpa Dirang	India	7,500	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Jad	India	2,300	Khamba	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Jirel	Nepal	6,300	Jirel	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Khamiyang	India	1,400	Assamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khowa	India	1,500	Bugun	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Monpa Kalaktang	India	1,500	Monpa, Kalaktang	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Monpa Lish	India	2,400	Lish	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	India	10,010,000	Marathi	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	200
	Monpa	India	42,000	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Marma (Magh)	Bangladesh	244,000	Marma	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Marma (Magh)	India	49,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Changpa	India	2,800	Changthang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Sherdukpen	India	3,700	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Singpho	India	8,700	Singpho	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Tamang	Bhutan	9,500	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Tamang	India	257,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Tamang	Nepal	1,681,000	Tamang, Eastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Shan, Tai Man	India	5,600	Phake	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tangsa Tikhak	India	2,400	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Charumba	India	1,100	Zakhring	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lhomi	India	1,700	Lhomi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Momba	India	4,700	Sartang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Monpa Tawang	India	7,500	Monpa, Tawang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		501,845,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,756

* 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
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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