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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,589,000

% 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 *
Vietnamese Netherlands 2,400 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Norway 24,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese New Zealand 7,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Poland 45,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese, Kinh Russia 14,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Spain 500 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Sweden 9,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Thailand 122,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Taiwan 225,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese United Kingdom 14,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Ukraine 3,500 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese United States 1,664,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible -
Vietnamese Vietnam 80,690,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 9.40 % 1.40 % Complete Bible -
Kiorr Laos 4,800 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Korean Kyrgyzstan 17,000 Korean Buddhism ● 26.34 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
Korean Thailand 13,000 Korean Buddhism ● 24.00 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
Kunigami Japan 4,900 Kunigami Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Kurtokha Bhutan 2,100 Kurtokha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Larke Nepal 200 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kyerung China 8,500 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kyerung Nepal 3,000 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ladakhi China 600 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Karen, Lahta Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Zayein Buddhism ● 18.00 % 9.00 % Translation Needed -
Lama India 600 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Lama Pakistan 200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 688 Peoples   501,589,000     539 ●       5,880
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