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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

502,016,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

511 (76.7 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Torgud Mongolia 16,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,400 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
De'ang, Rumai China 6,200 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.67 % 0.67 % Bible Portions 1
Thai China, Hong Kong 10,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer Canada 22,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Kiorr Laos 5,000 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 2
Khmer Krom Cambodia 284,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 6
Toku-No-Shima Japan 4,900 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Kui Cambodia 35,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 64,000 Miyako Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 60,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 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
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 9,600 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese United Arab Emirates 3,900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Northern Mariana Islands 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Denmark 1,800 Japanese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Dominica 900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Dominican Republic 1,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 666 Peoples   502,016,000     511 ●       5,879
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