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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,860,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▼ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
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 2,500 Gongduk Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Gurung Ghale Nepal 26,000 Ghale, Southern Buddhism ● 6.40 % New Testament -
Bunan China 2,200 Gahri Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Bodh (Gahri) India 2,700 Gahri Buddhism ● 0.18 % Bible Portions 1
Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Luzu China 1,200 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Manyak China 2,400 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Menia China 1,600 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chinese, general Anguilla 300 English Buddhism ● 30.00 % 5.00 % Complete Bible -
Drukpa Bhutan 218,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ngalong Bhutan 89,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Danu Myanmar (Burma) 115,000 Danu Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 2
Danau Myanmar (Burma) 5,600 Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Translation Started 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,500 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Choni China 170,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 3
Tibetan, Zhugqu China 49,000 Choni Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Chong Thailand 2,100 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Matpa Bhutan 20,000 Chocangacakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kuki Chin Bangladesh 128,000 Chittagonian Buddhism ● 11.41 % New Testament -
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534 ●       5,943
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