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People Groups

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,343,532,000

% of World Population

42.3 %
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▼ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Sinhalese Thailand 72,000 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 5,600 Pangkhua Buddhism ● 3.31 % 1
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,400 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Lao Phuan Laos 152,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 3
Lao Phuan Thailand 210,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % 4
Phu Thai Laos 229,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.04 % 5
Phu Thai Thailand 493,000 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 30,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % 1
Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 161,000 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 3,600 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,900 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa Nepal 125,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % 2
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
So Laos 88,000 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 4,200 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,220,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % 104
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 497,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai 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) 104,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % 2
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 9,700 Nepali Buddhism ● 3.87 % 1
Tibetan India 117,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ● 0.28 % 2
Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 3,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Pakistan 6,400 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Sweden 1,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan, Central Switzerland 8,200 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
Tibetan, Central Taiwan 2,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
Tibetan, Central United States 27,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % 1
Choni China 172,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 3
Thai, Isan Iceland 1,500 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai, Isan Laos 9,100 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 8,600 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % 1
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,532,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % 371
Thai, Isan United States 86,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 2
Thami China 600 Thangmi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals: 7,414 Peoples   3,343,532,290         70,266
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