Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,860,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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 *
 Vietnamese Czechia 69,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Australia 70,000 Sinhala Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Khmer France 71,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 72,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism 4.00 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
 Japanese Thailand 73,000 Japanese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Mru Bangladesh 73,000 Mru Buddhism 3.94 % New Testament 1
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 74,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 2
 Deaf Laos 76,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism 3.38 % Translation Needed 2
 South Asian, general Switzerland 77,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Chinese, general Argentina 78,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 31.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
 Rongkup India 80,000 Lepcha Buddhism 25.66 % New Testament -
Yamannu Sri Lanka 80,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.68 % Complete Bible 2
 Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 81,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 5.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 2
 Burmese Bangladesh 82,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.09 % Complete Bible 2
 Nyaw Thailand 83,000 Nyaw Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 2
 Bhotia Sikkim India 83,000 Sikkimese Buddhism 4.44 % Unspecified 2
 Thai, Isan United States 87,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism 2.00 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
 Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 88,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Ngalong Bhutan 89,000 Dzongkha Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
 So Laos 90,000 So Buddhism 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
 Bru, Western Laos 90,000 Bru, Western Buddhism 12.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
 Huayao Tai China 91,000 Lu Buddhism 0.30 % 0.29 % New Testament 2
Hunna Sri Lanka 93,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.49 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534       5,943