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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,489,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
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
Japanese Vietnam 9,600 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Lao United States 211,000 Lao Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 14,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
So Thailand 73,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,800 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Thai, Isan Iceland 500 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Yoy Thailand 8,000 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % Translation Needed 1
Yugur, Saragh China 13,000 Yugur, West Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Chinese, general Argentina 78,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 31.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,100 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 7.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Danu Myanmar (Burma) 116,000 Danu Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 2
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 66,000 Miyako Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
Kui Cambodia 35,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
Toku-No-Shima Japan 5,000 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Thai China, Hong Kong 10,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 677 Peoples   501,489,000     529 ●       5,930
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