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People Groups

7,407

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,225,173,000

% of World Population

41.6 %
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▲ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 187,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.16 % 0.16 % 4
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 900 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,200 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 292,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.06 % 6
De'ang, Pale China 11,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 0.12 % 0.12 % 1
Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,200 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.00 % 1
Sinhalese Australia 113,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Sinhalese Canada 5,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % 1
Sinhalese Denmark 7,800 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese India 4,400 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sinhalese Italy 60,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,400 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 1,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sinhalese Qatar 56,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sinhalese Thailand 72,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese United States 42,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 1
Oy Laos 24,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 1
Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 4,000 Pangkhua Buddhism ● 4.49 % 1
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,300 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Lao Phuan Laos 147,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 3
Lao Phuan Thailand 209,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % 4
Phu Thai Laos 223,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 4
Phu Thai Thailand 491,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % 10
Phu Thai United States 56,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % 1
Khmu, Puman China 22,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 159,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 3
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao Laos 3,500 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,800 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa Nepal 105,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % 2
Sherpa United States 500 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
So Laos 86,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % 2
So Thailand 73,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,800 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,100 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,099,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % 102
Tai He Laos 4,100 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.35 % 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 494,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 14,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 108,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 2
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 45,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % 1
Totals: 7,407 Peoples   3,225,173,190         68,256
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