Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (75.3 %)

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 *
 Marma (Magh) Bangladesh 249,000 Marma Buddhism 5.69 % New Testament -
 Deaf Japan 246,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
 Phu Thai Laos 241,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
 Thai United States 235,000 Thai Buddhism 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
 Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 234,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism 0.21 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 230,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Drukpa Bhutan 224,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
 Lao United States 220,000 Lao Buddhism 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
 Vietnamese Taiwan 218,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Burmese Thailand 212,000 Burmese Buddhism 0.50 % 0.42 % Complete Bible 4
 Jiarong, Situ China 205,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
 Burmese United States 204,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
 Mro-Khimi Myanmar (Burma) 203,000 Mro-Khimi Buddhism 7.40 % 5.00 % New Testament -
Sinhalese Sri Lanka 200,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.81 % Complete Bible -
 Lao Phuan Thailand 199,000 Phuan Buddhism 1.50 % 0.10 % Translation Started 4
 Vietnamese Germany 188,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
 Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 188,000 Kadu Buddhism 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
 Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa China 186,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 4
 Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 185,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.07 % New Testament 4
 Asho Myanmar (Burma) 180,000 Chin, Asho Buddhism 15.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 179,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
 Vietnamese Canada 174,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 25.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Choni China 169,000 Choni Buddhism 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 3
 Buriat, Chinese China 167,000 Buriat, China Buddhism 1.00 % 0.90 % Unspecified 3
 Golog China 165,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799