Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,601,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

516 (75.3 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Newah Bhutan 3,700 Nepali Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese New Zealand 16,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Qatar 61,000 Sinhala Buddhism 3.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Singapore 17,000 Sinhala Buddhism 8.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese United States 12,000 Sinhala Buddhism 4.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
 Palaung, Pale Myanmar (Burma) 295,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 6
 De'ang, Pale China 11,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 0.12 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 1
 Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 1.00 % 0.93 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Australia 72,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Brunei 1,300 Sinhala Buddhism 8.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Canada 21,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Cyprus 8,700 Sinhala Buddhism 6.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Denmark 7,200 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese India 5,100 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Italy 59,000 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Libya 18,000 Sinhala Buddhism 9.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Oman 40,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible -
 Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
 Sinhalese Malaysia 4,900 Sinhala Buddhism 2.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
 Sherpa India 51,000 Nepali Buddhism 14.74 % Complete Bible -
 Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 10,000 Nepali Buddhism 3.87 % Complete Bible 1
 Lawa, Western Thailand 9,100 Lawa, Western Buddhism 16.00 % 14.00 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799