Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,470,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

684

Unreached Groups

516 (75.4 %)

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 *
Karen, Pwo Eastern Thailand 58,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 35.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Japanese Australia 59,000 Japanese Buddhism 5.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Italy 59,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Lao Krang Thailand 59,000 Language unknown Buddhism ☀︎ 0.06 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
 Lao Wieng Thailand 59,000 Language unknown Buddhism ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.03 % Unspecified 1
 Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 61,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism 3.50 % 2.50 % Bible Portions -
 Thai Australia 61,000 Thai Buddhism 0.80 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Porowakara Sri Lanka 61,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.08 % Complete Bible -
 Lao Thailand 62,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Tai Lue Myanmar (Burma) 62,000 Lu Buddhism 0.22 % 0.08 % New Testament 1
Ahinkuntaya Sri Lanka 62,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.52 % Complete Bible -
 Ergong China 63,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
 Tibetan, Nghari China 63,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 64,000 Miyako Buddhism 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
 Thai Taiwan 65,000 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Lahu Shi Myanmar (Burma) 65,000 Lahu Shi Buddhism 10.00 % 5.00 % New Testament -
 Khmer Thailand 67,000 Khmer Buddhism 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Bayad Mongolia 68,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.50 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Tangchanghya Bangladesh 68,000 Tangchangya Buddhism 13.37 % Translation Started -
 Mongol, Khalka China 68,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
 Japanese Thailand 71,000 Japanese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer France 71,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Australia 71,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 73,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 4.00 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 684 Peoples   503,470,000     516       5,798