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 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Han Chinese, Cantonese Singapore 446,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism 12.00 % 7.00 % Complete Bible -
 Kui Thailand 433,000 Kuay Buddhism 2.00 % 0.41 % Complete Bible 9
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 409,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Chuanlan China 396,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
 Batgama Sri Lanka 389,000 Sinhala Buddhism 1.48 % Complete Bible 8
Berava Sri Lanka 381,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.56 % Complete Bible -
Radava Sri Lanka 375,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.36 % Complete Bible -
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
Hannali Sri Lanka 344,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.85 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese France 323,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Salagama Sri Lanka 321,000 Sinhala Buddhism 12.16 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Brazil 319,000 Portuguese Buddhism 30.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Vietnamese Australia 302,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 22.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 293,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
 Khmer Krom Cambodia 284,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.20 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 6
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 275,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Tamang India 268,000 Nepali Buddhism 6.13 % Complete Bible -
 Khampa, Western China 267,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 5
 Chakma India 262,000 Chakma Buddhism 4.88 % Complete Bible 5
 Khmer, Cambodian United States 262,000 Khmer Buddhism 3.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 5
 Tu China 259,000 Tu Buddhism 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 5
 Phu Thai Vietnam 254,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 4.50 % 2.50 % Translation Started -
Pannikki Sri Lanka 251,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.62 % Complete Bible -
Hinna Sri Lanka 250,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.70 % Complete Bible -
 Deaf Japan 247,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534       5,943