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Bhutan – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Adi2,3000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismAdi
Assamese27,0000.70 %1.00 %Y1.2 HinduismAssamese
Bhotia, Dzongkha117,0000.08 %0.10 %Y1.2 BuddhismDzongkha
British6070.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglish
Brokpa, Brokkat5000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismBrokkat
Bumthangpa17,0000.08 %0.10 %Y1.2 BuddhismBumthangkha
Chali1,5000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismChalikha
Dakpa1,5000.02 %0.02 %Y1.2 BuddhismBrokpake
Dakpakha1,4000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismDakpakha
DeafUnknown0.40 %0.46 %Y1.2 BuddhismLanguage Unknown
Dzala23,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismDzalakha
Gongduk2,2000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismGongduk
Gurung37,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Ethnic ReligionsGurung, Eastern
Indian, generic11,0000.30 %0.50 %Y1.2 HinduismHindi
Khampa, Eastern1,4000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismTibetan, Khams
Kheng62,0000.08 %0.10 %Y1.2 BuddhismKhengkha
Kurteop15,0000.09 %0.10 %Y1.2 BuddhismKurtokha
Lakha11,0000.08 %0.10 %Y1.2 BuddhismLakha
Layakha1,2000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismLayakha
Lepcha88,0001.00 %1.00 %Y1.2 BuddhismLepcha
Lhop, Doya3,3000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismLhokpu
Lunape9000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismLunanakha
Matpa31,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismChocangacakha
Monpa, Limbu1,3000.00 %0.05 %Y1.1 BuddhismOlekha
Nepali, generic8,9001.30 %2.00 %Y1.2 HinduismNepali
Nupbi2,5000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismNupbikha
Nyenpa16,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismNyenkha
Oraon, Kurux4,9000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismKurux
Santali17,0005.00 %10.00 %3.1 Ethnic ReligionsSantali
Sharchop148,0000.01 %0.10 %Y1.2 BuddhismTshangla
Sherpa4,2000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismSherpa
Tamang, Eastern3,1000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismTamang, Eastern
Tibetan4,1000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismTibetan, Central
Tseku6,7000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 BuddhismTseku
Walang, Bantawa21,0004.00 %3.1 HinduismBantawa
Total People Groups:   35692,000321.2 271215
Unclassified / Other Individuals5,000 
UN Country Population (2009)697,000
 
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Bhutan – Peoples Progress Progress Scale Definition All Progress Level Listing
% of People Groups % of Population in People Groups
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Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population
  Level 1 - Unreached 32 91.4 % 654,000 94.6 %
  Level 2 - Nominal Church 0 0.0 % 0 0.0 %
  Level 3 - Established Church 3 8.6 % 38,000 5.4 %
  Level 4 - Significant Church 0 0.0 % 0 0.0 %
Totals 35   692,000  
Bhutan – Religions All Religions Listing
 
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Bhutan – Major Cities Urbanization: 35 %
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Major Cities Population Capital State / Province Primary Language Primary Religion % Christian Adherents % Christian Source
Thimphu87,000YThimphuTshanglaBuddhism0.5 %Operation World 2001
Total Cities:  1 87,000  
 
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Bhutan – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Bhutan. Ministries in the Bhutan section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the South Asia section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information for Bhutan.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in Bhutan   Ministries in South Asia
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Ministries Listed for Bhutan:  0
 
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Ministries Listed for South Asia:  0
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Bhutan – Statistics, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Item Value
Population 692,000
Percent Urbanization 35 %
Total People Groups 35
Unreached People Groups 32
Region South Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Dzongkha
Secondary National LanguageNepali
Primary Religion Buddhism
Percent Christian Adherent 0.6 % (Derived from People Group data)
Percent Evangelical 0.3 % (Derived from People Group data)
Country Progress Level 1.2
Persecution Ranking 11 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Development Status Not reported (Low-Medium-High UN)
Human Development Index 0.619 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

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