Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

637

Est. Population
of Adherents

501,845,000

People Groups Unreached

484

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,579,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,509,000

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 *
	Changpa	India	2,800	Changthang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Loba	Nepal	2,900	Lhowa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khuen	United States	2,900	Khuen	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Rongkup-Lepcha	Bhutan	3,100	Lepcha	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Oki-No-Erabu	Japan	3,100	Oki-No-Erabu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Lahuli, Tinan	China	3,100	Tinani	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Olot	China	3,100	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Wutun	China	3,100	Wutunhua	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Dowaniya	India	3,100	Assamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Nupbi	Bhutan	3,100	Nupbikha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bhotia Tibetan	India	3,300	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Naxi, Northern	China	3,300	Naxi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Aiton (Tai Aiton)	India	3,400	Aiton	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Moey	Laos	3,400	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kyerong	Nepal	3,500	Kyirong	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Shixing	China	3,500	Shuhi	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Kaleun	Laos	3,600	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lhokpu	Bhutan	3,600	Lhokpu	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Layakha	Bhutan	3,600	Layakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sartang	India	3,600	Sartang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Sherdukpen	India	3,700	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Newah	Bhutan	3,800	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Samtao	Laos	3,800	Samtao	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Walang	Bhutan	3,800	Bantawa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ng'ga	Myanmar (Burma)	3,800	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
Totals:	637 Peoples		501,845,000				484 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,756

* 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
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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