Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

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 *
	Kuki Chin Yindi	Bangladesh	2,500	Chin, Khumi	Buddhism	2 ●	11.09 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Uzemchin	Mongolia	2,500	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Bolivia	2,600	Okinawan, Central	Buddhism	1 ●	1.50 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Brunei	2,600	Chinese, Hakka	Buddhism	4 ●	15.00 %	10.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sinhalese	Maldives	2,600	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lao Phuan	Cambodia	2,600	Phuan	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Monpa Lish	India	2,600	Lish	Buddhism	1 ●	0.67 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Tangsa Tikhak	India	2,600	Naga, Tangshang	Buddhism	2 ●	20.84 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Tsum	Nepal	2,600	Tsum	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.07 %	0.07 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Bodh (Gahri)	India	2,600	Gahri	Buddhism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	1
	Japanese	Sweden	2,700	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lemo	China	2,700	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Chepya	Laos	2,700	Chepya	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sherpa Helambu	Nepal	2,800	Hyolmo	Buddhism	1 ●	1.38 %	-1	4 New Testament	1
	Vietnamese	New Caledonia	2,800	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Japanese	Philippines	2,900	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Loba	Nepal	2,900	Lhowa	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	4 New Testament	1
	Tibetan, Bhotia	Nepal	2,900	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Khuen	United States	2,900	Khuen	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Rongkup-Lepcha	Bhutan	3,000	Lepcha	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Vietnamese	Ukraine	3,100	Vietnamese	Buddhism	2 ●	9.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Oki-No-Erabu	Japan	3,100	Oki-No-Erabu	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Changpa	India	3,100	Changthang	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	0 Unspecified	1
	Lahuli, Tinan	China	3,100	Tinani	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Olot	China	3,100	Kalmyk-Oirat	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
Totals:	693 Peoples		504,711,000			522 ●				5,811

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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