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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,256,000

% 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 *
Thai Singapore 47,000 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Spain 1,400 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Sweden 32,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Switzerland 8,800 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Thailand 23,214,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.27 % Complete Bible 464
Thai Taiwan 65,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai United Kingdom 53,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Thai Ukraine 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Thai United States 229,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
Chak Bangladesh 6,500 Chak Buddhism ● 0.35 % Translation Started 1
Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism ● 0.32 % 0.32 % Translation Started 1
Chak India 400 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chakma Bangladesh 528,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 7.47 % Complete Bible -
Chakma, Daingnet Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chakma India 260,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 4.88 % Complete Bible 5
Kuki Chin Chinbon Bangladesh 1,400 Chin, Uppu Buddhism ● 18.40 % Translation Started -
Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 15,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 72,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.50 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Min Nan Singapore 1,199,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 10.00 % 9.43 % Complete Bible -
Han Chinese, Min Nan Thailand 1,542,000 Chinese, Min Nan Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.66 % Complete Bible -
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Chong Thailand 2,100 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chrame China 50,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,400 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,256,000     534 ●       5,943
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