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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 *
Marma Bangladesh 244,000 Marma Buddhism ● 5.69 % New Testament -
Phu Thai Laos 234,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.04 % Translation Started 5
Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 233,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Unspecified 5
Thai United States 231,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
Vietnamese Taiwan 226,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Drukpa Bhutan 218,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Lao United States 215,000 Lao Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
Lao Phuan Thailand 215,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 4
Burmese Thailand 213,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.42 % Complete Bible 4
Jiarong, Situ China 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
Mro-Khimi Myanmar (Burma) 202,000 Mro-Khimi Buddhism ● 7.40 % 5.00 % New Testament -
Burmese United States 199,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Kalmyk, Torgut China 192,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
Sinhalese Sri Lanka 190,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.81 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Germany 187,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa China 187,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 185,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 184,000 Rakhine Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Bible Portions 4
Choni China 170,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 3
Chin, Asho Myanmar (Burma) 169,000 Chin, Asho Buddhism ● 15.00 % 10.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Canada 168,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 25.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Buriat, Chinese China 168,000 Buriat, China Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Unspecified 3
Golog China 167,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Japanese Peru 162,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 3
Karen, Kayah Western Myanmar (Burma) 162,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism ● 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534 ●       5,943
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