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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,489,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Bonan, Tongren China 7,400 Bonan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Monpa Dirang India 7,200 Tshangla Buddhism ● 0.77 % New Testament 1
Jiarong, Sidabao China 7,200 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Monpa Tawang India 7,200 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism ● 0.39 % Translation Started 1
Thai Finland 7,100 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Rigzong India 7,100 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Khun Thailand 7,000 Khun Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 1
Japanese China 7,000 Japanese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Paraguay 7,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Vietnamese New Zealand 7,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Denmark 7,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Couratto Sri Lanka 7,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.72 % Complete Bible 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 6,900 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Lue Vietnam 6,900 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Vietnamese Slovakia 6,800 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 8.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Bintanna Sri Lanka 6,800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.05 % Complete Bible -
Yamphu Nepal 6,700 Yamphu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tseku Bhutan 6,600 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Bueng Thailand 6,500 Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Italy 6,300 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
De'ang, Rumai China 6,300 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.67 % 0.67 % Bible Portions 1
Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,200 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,200 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Yugur, Enger China 6,100 Yugur, East Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Chin, Ekai Myanmar (Burma) 6,100 Chin, Ekai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Totals: 677 Peoples   501,489,000     529 ●       5,930
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