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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

505,391,000

% of World Population

6.4 %

People Groups

680

Unreached Groups

532 (78.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▼ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Tai Khang China 43,000 Kang Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Khang Laos 26,000 Kang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.00 % Translation Needed -
Kalmyk, Torgut China 195,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 3,800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 265,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 187,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Olot China 3,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Khoton Mongolia 12,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % New Testament 1
Torgud Mongolia 16,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 35,000 Kadu Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
Jirel Nepal 5,500 Jirel Buddhism ● 4.38 % New Testament 1
Kachin India 37,000 Jingpho Buddhism ● 0.47 % Complete Bible 1
Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jiarong, Situ China 209,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
Deaf Japan 252,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
Eurasian Japan 126,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 3
Burakumin Japan 884,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 18
Japanese Japan 120,474,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,409
Japanese Korea, South 52,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Mexico 5,500 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Malaysia 15,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 680 Peoples   505,391,000     532 ●       5,920
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