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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,451,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

637

Unreached Groups

483 (75.8 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Scripture
Status 		Progress
Scale 		% Evangelical
Range 		% Christian Adh
Range 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Gattara Sri Lanka 822,000 Sinhala Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge Unknown 5-10% ● -
Japanese United States 860,000 Japanese Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 10-50% ● 10-50% ● -
Burakumin Japan 864,000 Japanese Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 17
Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 871,000 Pa'o Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 17
Vietnamese Cambodia 871,000 Vietnamese Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 17
Tibetan, Central China 933,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 19
Chuanqing China 997,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 5-10% ● -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 1,051,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 21
Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,140,000 Mon Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 23
Karava Sri Lanka 1,164,000 Sinhala Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge Unknown 5-10% ● -
Han Chinese, Min Nan Singapore 1,178,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 5-10% ● -
Karen, Pwo Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 1,178,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 10-50% ● -
Navandanna Sri Lanka 1,253,000 Sinhala Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge Unknown 5-10% ● -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Singapore 1,360,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 10-50% ● 10-50% ● -
Khmer Vietnam 1,377,000 Khmer Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 28
Khmer, Northern Thailand 1,496,000 Khmer, Northern Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 5-10% ● -
Han Chinese, Min Nan Thailand 1,540,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 2-5% ● -
Khampa Eastern China 1,587,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism New Testament Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 32
Tamang Nepal 1,597,000 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism New Testament Progress Gauge Unknown 5-10% ● -
Vietnamese United States 1,745,000 Vietnamese Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 10-50% ● -
Burmese Thailand 2,310,000 Burmese Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 46
Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,505,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 50
Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,588,000 Rakhine Buddhism New Testament Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0.1-2% ● 52
Lao Laos 3,718,000 Lao Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 2-5% ● -
Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,851,000 Shan Buddhism Complete Bible Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 97
Totals: 637 Peoples   501,451,000       483 ◼︎ (203 ✸︎)     5,745
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