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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,878,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

531 (77.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Monpa But India 300 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.14 % Translation Started 1
Momba India 5,300 Sartang Buddhism ● 0.69 % Translation Started 1
Monba, Medog China 8,400 Sartang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Sartang India 4,000 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,591,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % Complete Bible 92
Tai Man, Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 100,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.36 % 0.36 % Complete Bible 2
Shan India 2,000 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 Started 1
Sherdukpen India 4,100 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % Translation Started 1
Dolpa Nepal 4,700 Sherpa Buddhism ● 1.10 % New Testament 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,900 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa Nepal 125,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % New Testament 2
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tokpegola Nepal 1,700 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,200 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bhotia Sikkim India 81,000 Sikkimese Buddhism ● 4.44 % Unspecified 2
Bhotia Tibetan India 4,000 Sikkimese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Deaf Singapore 12,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism ● 16.04 % Translation Started -
Singpho India 10,000 Singpho Buddhism ● 5.91 % Complete Bible -
Tai Taroi India 2,500 Singpho Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sinhalese Australia 149,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 3
Totals: 683 Peoples   504,878,000     531 ●       5,970
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