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Population of Adherents

501,606,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 4,000 Pangkhua Buddhism ● 4.49 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Man India 5,800 Phake Buddhism ● 21.91 % Translation Needed -
Phu Thai Laos 223,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Started 4
Phu Thai Thailand 491,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % Translation Started 10
Phu Thai United States 56,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Started 1
Phu Thai Vietnam 250,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 4.50 % 2.50 % Translation Started -
Tai Gapong Laos 500 Phu Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,300 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
Lao Phuan Laos 147,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Translation Needed 3
Lao Phuan Thailand 209,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 4
Chinese, general Brazil 313,000 Portuguese Buddhism ● 30.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
Chrame China 51,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Cimulin China 17,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Luhua China 25,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Mawo China 21,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Yadu China 39,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Xiangcheng China 15,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Queyu China 11,000 Queyu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bih Vietnam 500 Rade Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 184,000 Rakhine Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Bible Portions 4
Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,699,000 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 54
Barua, Maramagyi Myanmar (Burma) 500 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Marma Bangladesh 195,000 Rakhine Buddhism ● 3.19 % Bible Portions 4
Marma India 46,000 Rakhine Buddhism ● 0.39 % Bible Portions 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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