Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,980,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

666

Unreached Groups

510 (76.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Chakma	Bangladesh	2,476,000	Chakma	Buddhism	2 ●	7.47 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Rakhine	Myanmar (Burma)	2,598,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.05 %	3 Bible Portions	52
	Lao	Laos	3,614,000	Lao	Buddhism	1 ●	3.50 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	72
	Tai Man, Shan	Myanmar (Burma)	4,569,000	Shan	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.82 %	5 Complete Bible	91
	Thai, Southern	Thailand	5,355,000	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.25 %	3 Bible Portions	107
	Mongolian, Peripheral	China	5,581,000	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	112
	Thai-Chinese	Thailand	5,853,000	Thai	Buddhism	4 ●	4.00 %	2.66 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Thai, Northern	Thailand	7,787,000	Thai, Northern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.03 %	4 New Testament	156
	Wahumpura	Sri Lanka	8,384,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	7.01 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	India	10,733,000	Marathi	Buddhism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	215
	Khmer	Cambodia	14,384,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.10 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	288
	Thai, Isan	Thailand	19,010,000	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	380
	Thai	Thailand	23,275,000	Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.70 %	5 Complete Bible	466
	Burmese	Myanmar (Burma)	31,494,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	630
	Vietnamese, Kinh	Vietnam	82,810,000	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.40 %	1.40 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Japanese	Japan	117,205,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.20 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	2,344
Totals:	666 Peoples		505,980,000			510 ●				5,879

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%