Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,451,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

637

Unreached Groups

483 (75.8 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Bhote	Nepal	14,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Bhotia	India	115,000	Nepali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bhotia Sikkim	Bhutan	6,300	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bhotia Sikkim	India	85,000	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	2
	Bhotia Tibetan	India	3,200	Sikkimese	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Broq-Pa	Bhutan	5,800	Brokpake	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Broq-Pa	Pakistan	6,000	Brokskat	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monpa Dirang	India	7,200	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Drukpa	Australia	12,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Drukpa	Bhutan	224,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	4
	Drukpa, Dzongkha	Denmark	700	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Drukpa	India	12,000	Dzongkha	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Gara	Pakistan	1,200	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Jad	India	2,200	Khamba	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Jirel	Nepal	5,900	Jirel	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Khami	Bangladesh	6,100	Chittagonian	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	1
	Khas	Bhutan	1,000	Bengali	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khamiyang	India	1,400	Assamese	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khowa	India	1,400	Bugun	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Monpa Kalaktang	Bhutan	1,100	Tshangla	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Monpa Kalaktang	India	1,400	Monpa, Kalaktang	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Monpa Lish	India	2,300	Lish	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	India	9,618,000	Marathi	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	192
	Mangrik	India	24,000	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mangrik	Pakistan	55,000	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	637 Peoples		501,451,000				483 ◼︎ (203 ✸︎)			5,745

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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