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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

500,050,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

683

Unreached Groups

534 (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 *
Japanese Dominican Republic 1,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Finland 1,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Micronesia, Federated States 800 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese France 30,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Germany 25,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Guam 2,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Greece 1,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese China, Hong Kong 13,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Indonesia 14,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.30 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Italy 6,300 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Japan 121,301,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2,426
Intha Myanmar (Burma) 102,000 Intha Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Translation Needed 2
Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,400 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 1.38 % New Testament 1
Yehlmo Nepal 9,900 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 0.99 % New Testament 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Aka Bhutan 400 Hruso Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Ergong China 64,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Nau Buddh India 192,000 Hindi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Deaf Vietnam 723,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism ● 9.43 % Unspecified -
Gurung Bangladesh 800 Gurung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Gurung Nepal 487,000 Gurung Buddhism ● 5.15 % New Testament -
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Gongduk Bhutan 2,400 Gongduk Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 683 Peoples   500,050,000     534 ●       5,824
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