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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 *
Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer Australia 35,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer New Zealand 9,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Austria 3,600 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 12.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Hungary 3,300 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % Translation Started 1
Vietnamese Vietnam 80,690,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.40 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Eurasian Japan 126,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 3
Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 83,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Sinhalese Canada 5,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Switzerland 76,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
Japanese Australia 37,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer Laos 7,300 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer Thailand 65,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer, Cambodian United States 255,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer United Kingdom 11,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.70 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese Denmark 9,800 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Czechia 71,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Finland 4,100 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese France 325,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Germany 66,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Japan 14,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Laos 122,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese New Caledonia 2,700 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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