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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,736,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

679

Unreached Groups

530 (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 *
Hanomoreyo Sri Lanka 5,300 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,200 sTodsde Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Burmese Cambodia 5,100 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.09 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Switzerland 5,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Canada 5,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Toku-No-shima Japan 5,000 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Kunigami Japan 4,900 Kunigami Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Tibetan, Central United States 4,800 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Belgium 4,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Kiorr Laos 4,700 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Sinhalese India 4,600 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Bhutan 4,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Momba India 4,500 Sartang Buddhism ● 0.69 % Translation Started 1
Tai Lue United States 4,500 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,400 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Japanese Philippines 4,400 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Muak Sa-aak Myanmar (Burma) 4,400 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ● 10.00 % 10.00 % Bible Portions -
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,300 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Tuva China 4,300 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Burmese Canada 4,200 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Yonzhi China 4,200 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Vietnamese Finland 4,100 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,100 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,100 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 679 Peoples   499,736,000     530 ●       5,821
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