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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,315,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

533 (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 *
Tibetan India 118,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ● 0.28 % Complete Bible 2
Tibetan Liechtenstein 500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Netherlands 1,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 3,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Central Switzerland 8,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan United Kingdom 700 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Central United States 27,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Gtsang Bhutan 900 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Gtsang China 759,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 15
Tibetan, Nghari China 63,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Khampa Eastern China 1,598,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 32
Khampa, Northern China 151,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 3
Khampa, Western China 267,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 5
Tibetan, Deqen China 121,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
Tibetan, Shangri La China 103,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Lahuli, Tinan China 3,200 Tinani Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Toku-No-Shima Japan 4,900 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Tseku Bhutan 6,500 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Tseku China 14,000 Tseku Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
Sharchop Bhutan 66,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Monpa Dirang India 8,500 Tshangla Buddhism ● 0.77 % New Testament 1
Monpa Kalaktang Bhutan 1,100 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Monpa Bhutan 97,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Monba, Cona China 45,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % New Testament 1
Tsum Nepal 2,700 Tsum Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,315,000     533 ●       5,942
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