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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

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 *
Sampang Nepal 1,400 Sampang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.40 % Translation Needed -
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samtao Laos 3,500 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Monpa But India 300 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.14 % Translation Started 1
Monba, Medog China 8,300 Sartang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Momba India 4,500 Sartang Buddhism ● 0.69 % Translation Started 1
Sartang India 3,400 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,523,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 90
Tai Man, Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 99,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.36 % 0.36 % Complete Bible 2
Shan India 1,700 Shan Buddhism ● 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Manyuki Myanmar (Burma) 20,000 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Sherdukpen Bhutan 200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sherdukpen India 3,500 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % Translation Needed 1
Dolpa Nepal 3,900 Sherpa Buddhism ● 1.10 % New Testament 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,800 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa Nepal 105,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % New Testament 2
Sherpa United States 500 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tokpegola Nepal 1,400 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,100 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bhotia Sikkim India 83,000 Sikkimese Buddhism ● 4.44 % Unspecified 2
Bhotia Tibetan India 3,300 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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