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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,258,000

% 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 *
Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism ● 7.00 % 5.40 % Translation Needed -
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samtao Laos 3,600 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % Translation Needed 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,800 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sherpa India 44,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 15.81 % Complete Bible -
Sherpa Nepal 126,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % New Testament 3
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
So Laos 89,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 2
So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 2
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,300 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,341,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 107
Tai He Laos 4,200 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) 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
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 -
Bru, Western Laos 89,000 Bru, Western Buddhism ● 12.00 % 8.00 % Bible Portions -
Bru, Western Thailand 25,000 Bru, Western Buddhism ● 8.00 % 6.00 % Bible Portions -
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,258,000     534 ●       5,943
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