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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,784,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

691

Unreached Groups

536 (77.6 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Yaeyama Japan 45,000 Yaeyama Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.38 % Unspecified 1
Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism ● 0.34 % 0.34 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % New Testament 16
Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism ● 0.32 % 0.32 % Translation Started 1
Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 866,000 Pa'o Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.30 % New Testament 17
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 21,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese United States 199,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Thai Australia 60,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Denmark 12,000 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Laos 150,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 3
Thai Sweden 33,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Taiwan 65,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai United Kingdom 54,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Japanese Japan 117,840,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,357
Japanese Netherlands 5,500 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Belgium 4,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Finland 1,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese China, Hong Kong 10,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Thailand 71,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Lao Cambodia 24,000 Lao Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Huayao Tai China 91,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.29 % New Testament 2
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ● 0.27 % 0.27 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 691 Peoples   501,784,000     536 ●       5,906
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