Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (75.3 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Phu Thai Vietnam 261,000 Phu Thai Buddhism 4.50 % 2.50 % Translation Started -
 Khmu, Puman China 29,000 U Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
 Kayah (Eastern) Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
 Kayah Eastern Thailand 19,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 18.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
 Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 160,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism 0.40 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 3
 Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Samtao Laos 3,800 Samtao Buddhism 0.17 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 1
 Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism 7.00 % 5.40 % Bible Portions -
 Shixing China 3,500 Shuhi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
 Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa India 51,000 Nepali Buddhism 14.74 % Complete Bible -
 Sherpa Nepal 121,000 Sherpa Buddhism 4.23 % 2.12 % New Testament -
 Sherpa United States 5,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 So Laos 93,000 So (Laos) Buddhism 1.42 % 1.02 % Bible Portions 2
 So Thailand 75,000 So (Laos) Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Bible Portions 1
 Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
 Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,600 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Thai, Southern Thailand 5,335,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism 0.90 % 0.26 % Bible Portions 107
 Tai He Laos 4,400 Language unknown Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
 Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism 2.00 % 1.74 % Unspecified 1
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 104,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.11 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 2
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 486,000 Tai Nua Buddhism 0.19 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 10
 Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 16,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811