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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,606,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

688

Unreached Groups

539 (78.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▲ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Qiang, Yadu China 39,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Qixingmin China 6,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Queyu China 11,000 Queyu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Sogwo Arig China 50,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Tibetan, Deqen China 122,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
Tibetan Gtsang Bhutan 900 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan Gtsang China 766,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 15
Tibetan, Nghari China 64,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tibetan, Shangri La China 104,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 2
Tibetan, Zhugqu China 50,000 Choni Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Xiangcheng China 15,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Yonzhi China 4,200 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Yugur, Enger China 6,100 Yugur, East Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Yugur, Saragh China 13,000 Yugur, West Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 408,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 8.98 % Unspecified -
Deaf Bhutan 5,800 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.11 % Unspecified 1
Tatar, Khakass China 800 Khakas Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Lawa, Eastern Thailand 8,300 Lawa, Eastern Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.20 % Unspecified 1
Chali Bhutan 1,800 Chalikha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Naga Leinong Myanmar (Burma) 8,600 Naga, Lainong Buddhism ● 25.00 % 4.00 % Bible Portions -
Khmer Krom Cambodia 280,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 6
Yaw Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Deaf Cambodia 125,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 3.13 % Unspecified 3
Deaf Sri Lanka 107,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism ● 8.38 % Unspecified -
Deaf Japan 253,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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