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 *
 Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 500 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 12.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified -
 Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,200 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 7.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified -
Chakma Bangladesh 543,000 Chakma Buddhism 7.47 % Complete Bible -
 Charumba India 1,100 Zakhring Buddhism 7.73 % Unspecified -
Chin, Songlai Myanmar (Burma) 8,200 Chin, Songlai Buddhism 10.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions -
 Chinese, general Argentina 78,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 31.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
 Chinese, general Christmas Island 600 Language unknown Buddhism 14.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 411,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Sri Lanka 116,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism 8.38 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Singapore 12,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism 16.04 % Translation Started -
 Deaf Vietnam 762,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism 9.43 % Bible Portions -
Demala Gattara Sri Lanka 8,700 Sinhala Buddhism 7.52 % Complete Bible -
Dodda-Weddah Sri Lanka 41,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.50 % Complete Bible -
Durava Sri Lanka 785,000 Sinhala Buddhism 8.12 % Complete Bible -
Gattara Sri Lanka 823,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.74 % Complete Bible -
 Govigama Sri Lanka 604,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.90 % Complete Bible -
Govigama Patti Sri Lanka 30,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.28 % Complete Bible -
Govigama Radala Sri Lanka 30,000 Sinhala Buddhism 5.27 % Complete Bible -
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 573,000 Gurung Buddhism 5.01 % New Testament -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin India 10,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 6.73 % Complete Bible -
Hannali Sri Lanka 361,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.85 % Complete Bible -
Hinna Sri Lanka 262,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.70 % Complete Bible -
Hunna Sri Lanka 98,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.49 % Complete Bible -
Karava Sri Lanka 1,164,000 Sinhala Buddhism 7.40 % Complete Bible -
 Karen, Kayah Western Thailand 22,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
Totals: 685 Peoples   504,601,000     516       5,799