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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,256,000

% 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 *
Thai United States 229,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
Thai-Chinese Thailand 5,837,000 Thai Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.66 % Complete Bible -
Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Bueng Thailand 6,700 Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Lao Ngaew Thailand 36,000 Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 455,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Unspecified 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 600 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 45,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % Translation Needed 1
Tangchanghya Bangladesh 66,000 Tangchangya Buddhism ● 13.35 % Translation Started -
Tangchanghya India 2,400 Tangchangya Buddhism ● 16.67 % Translation Started -
Gyalsumdo Nepal 500 Tamang, Western Buddhism ● 4.01 % New Testament 1
Tamang Bangladesh 700 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism ● 2.29 % New Testament 1
Tamang Nepal 1,758,000 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism ● 6.60 % New Testament -
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 102,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 490,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 109,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 2
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Translation Needed 2
Kagate India 1,700 Syuba Buddhism ● 3.35 % Bible Portions 1
Kagate Nepal 700 Syuba Buddhism ● 0.78 % Bible Portions 1
Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,200 sTodsde Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Deaf Sri Lanka 109,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism ● 8.38 % Bible Portions -
So Laos 89,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,256,000     534 ●       5,943
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