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Population of Adherents

505,391,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

680

Unreached Groups

532 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Samtao Laos 3,500 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % Translation Needed 1
Sherdukpen India 3,500 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % Translation Started 1
Lhokpu Bhutan 3,500 Lhokpu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Layakha Bhutan 3,500 Layakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Newah Bhutan 3,600 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Aiton India 3,600 Aiton Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,600 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Walang, Bantawa Bhutan 3,600 Bantawa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Vietnamese Austria 3,700 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 12.00 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Soyot Russia 3,700 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Ukraine 3,800 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Rongkup Nepal 3,900 Lepcha Buddhism ● 3.56 % New Testament 1
Dolpa Nepal 4,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 1.10 % New Testament 1
Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 4,000 Pangkhua Buddhism ● 4.49 % Translation Started 1
Mok Myanmar (Burma) 4,000 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Japanese United Arab Emirates 4,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Tai He Laos 4,100 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Burmese Canada 4,200 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,200 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Yonzhi China 4,200 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,200 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,400 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 680 Peoples   505,391,000     532 ●       5,920
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