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People Groups

7,250

% of World's
People Groups

41.9 %

Population

3,396,085,000

% of World Population

42.4 %
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sinhalese Qatar 53,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese United States 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 1
Oy Laos 25,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 1
Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,800 Pangkhua Buddhism ● 3.31 % 1
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,400 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Lao Phuan Laos 155,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 3
Lao Phuan Thailand 215,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % 4
Phu Thai Laos 234,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.04 % 5
Phu Thai Thailand 505,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % 10
Phu Thai United States 57,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % 1
Khmu, Puman China 30,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % 1
Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 160,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 3
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao Laos 3,700 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa Nepal 128,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % 3
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
So Laos 90,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % 2
So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % 2
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,400 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,348,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % 107
Tai He Laos 4,200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 489,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 110,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 2
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % 1
Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 9,800 Nepali Buddhism ● 3.87 % 1
Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 3,100 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Pakistan 6,700 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan, Central Switzerland 8,100 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
Tibetan United Kingdom 700 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan, Central United States 27,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % 1
Choni China 170,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 3
Thai, Isan Iceland 1,600 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai, Isan Laos 9,300 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Isan Norway 18,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % 1
Thai, Isan New Zealand 9,100 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % 1
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,987,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.01 % 380
Thai, Isan United States 87,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 2
Totals: 7,250 Peoples   3,396,085,240         71,146
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