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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,860,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Kiorr Laos 5,000 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Tibetan Belgium 5,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Toku-No-Shima Japan 4,900 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Dolpa Nepal 4,800 Sherpa Buddhism ● 1.10 % New Testament 1
Japanese Philippines 4,800 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Kunigami Japan 4,800 Kunigami Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Japanese Belgium 4,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Rongkup Nepal 4,700 Lepcha Buddhism ● 3.56 % New Testament 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Bhutan 4,600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Lue United States 4,600 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,500 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Muak Sa-aak Myanmar (Burma) 4,500 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ● 10.00 % 10.00 % Bible Portions -
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,400 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,400 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Burmese Canada 4,300 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Tuvan China 4,300 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Aiton India 4,300 Aiton Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai He Laos 4,200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Sherdukpen India 4,200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % Translation Started 1
Yonzhi China 4,200 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sartang India 4,100 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Bhotia Tibetan India 4,000 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534 ●       5,943
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