Buddhism people group listing

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People Groups
Total

636

Est. Population
of Adherents

502,097,000

People Groups Unreached

483

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

236,749,000

People Groups Frontier

204

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

13,513,000

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Sartang	India	3,600	Sartang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Shan	Myanmar (Burma)	4,921,000	Shan	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	98
	Shan	Thailand	102,000	Shan	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Shan	India	1,400	Shan	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tai Mao	Myanmar (Burma)	80,000	Shan	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Sherdukpen	Bhutan	300	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sherdukpen	India	3,700	Sherdukpen	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Dolpa	Nepal	4,500	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Sherpa	Bhutan	10,000	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sherpa	China	1,200	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sherpa	Nepal	121,000	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Sherpa	United States	5,300	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tokpegola	Nepal	1,600	Sherpa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Shixing	China	3,500	Shuhi	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bhotia Sikkim	Bhutan	6,400	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bhotia Sikkim	India	89,000	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	2
	Bhotia Tibetan	India	3,300	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Singpho	India	8,800	Singpho	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Tai Taroi	India	2,200	Singpho	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sinhalese, general	United Arab Emirates	133,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	3
	Sinhalese, general	Australia	72,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sinhalese, general	Brunei	1,300	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Canada	21,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Sinhalese, general	Cyprus	6,100	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sinhalese, general	Denmark	7,300	Sinhala	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	636 Peoples		502,097,000				483 ◼︎ (204 ✸︎)			5,757

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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