Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,470,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

684

Unreached Groups

516 (75.4 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Pamunu	Sri Lanka	31,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	5.38 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Pankhu, Panko	Bangladesh	5,900	Pangkhua	Buddhism	1 ●	3.31 %	-1	2 Translation Started	1
	Pannikki	Sri Lanka	249,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	6.62 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Phen	Laos	3,800	Phong-Kniang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Phongset	Laos	1,100	Phunoi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Phu Thai	Laos	237,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.04 %	2 Translation Started	5
	Phu Thai	Thailand	505,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	10
	Phu Thai	United States	57,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Phu Thai	Vietnam	255,000	Phu Thai	Buddhism	4 ●	4.50 %	2.50 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Pidayne Danno	Sri Lanka	9,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	3.51 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	1
	Poong	Laos	1,100	Phong-Kniang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Porowakara	Sri Lanka	61,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	5.08 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Puang	Laos	3,800	Phong-Kniang	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Cimulin	China	17,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Luhua	China	24,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Mawo	China	20,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Yadu	China	39,000	Qiang, Northern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qixingmin	China	6,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Queyu	China	11,000	Queyu	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Radava	Sri Lanka	372,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	7.36 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Radayo	Sri Lanka	1,800	Sinhala	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rajaka	Sri Lanka	153,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	2 ●	7.03 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Rakhine	Bangladesh	20,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Rakhine	Myanmar (Burma)	2,598,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	1 ●	0.10 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	52
	Rigzong	India	7,900	Ladakhi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
Totals:	684 Peoples		503,470,000			516 ●				5,798

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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