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Population of Adherents

501,860,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

534 (77.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status ▲		 Est. Workers
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Monpa India 48,000 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism ● 0.94 % Translation Started 1
Changpa India 3,200 Changthang Buddhism ● 0.19 % Translation Started 1
Sherdukpen Bhutan 200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Sherdukpen India 4,200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % Translation Started 1
Tai Man India 6,900 Phake Buddhism ● 21.91 % Translation Started -
Khampa Tibetan Bhutan 1,700 Khamba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Khampa Tibetan India 1,100 Khamba Buddhism ● 0.90 % Translation Started 1
Monba, Medog China 8,300 Sartang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Momba India 5,400 Sartang Buddhism ● 0.69 % Translation Started 1
Deaf Singapore 12,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism ● 16.04 % Translation Started -
Monpa Tawang India 8,500 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism ● 0.39 % Translation Started 1
Tai Gapong Laos 600 Phu Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Thakali Marphali Nepal 2,200 Thakali Buddhism ● 1.79 % Translation Started 1
Thakali Tin Gaule Nepal 600 Thakali Buddhism ● 1.06 % Translation Started 1
Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism ● 5.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Chin, Laitu Myanmar (Burma) 17,000 Chin, Laitu Buddhism ● 25.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Chin, Songlai Myanmar (Burma) 8,200 Chin, Songlai Buddhism ● 10.00 % 2.00 % Translation Started -
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 115,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Translation Started 2
Nubri Nepal 1,800 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tsum Nepal 2,700 Tsum Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Taungtha Myanmar (Burma) 20,000 Chin, Rungtu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Mok Myanmar (Burma) 4,000 Mok Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % Translation Started 1
Sartang India 4,100 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Chin, Ekai Myanmar (Burma) 6,100 Chin, Ekai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 3.00 % Translation Started -
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,860,000     534 ●       5,943
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