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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 *
Salagama Sri Lanka 309,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 12.16 % Complete Bible -
Sinhalese Sri Lanka 183,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.81 % Complete Bible -
Tondagattan Sri Lanka 1,500 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Vellidura Sri Lanka 1,200 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Wahumpura Sri Lanka 8,128,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 7.01 % Complete Bible -
Yamannu Sri Lanka 77,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.68 % Complete Bible 2
Mok Myanmar (Burma) 4,000 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % Translation Started 1
Sartang India 3,400 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Chin, Ekai Myanmar (Burma) 6,100 Chin, Ekai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Tai Darai India 400 Khamyang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bodh (Gahri) India 2,200 Gahri Buddhism ● 0.18 % Bible Portions 1
Kuki Chin Asho Bangladesh 1,700 Chin, Asho Buddhism ● 6.67 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,606,000     539 ●       5,879
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