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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,315,000

% of World Population

6.3 %

People Groups

686

Unreached Groups

533 (77.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Chak India 400 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chakma, Daingnet Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chong Thailand 2,100 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Chrame China 50,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,400 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Sharchop Bhutan 66,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
De'ang, Shwe China 7,900 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Gongduk Bhutan 2,400 Gongduk Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 3,700 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese China 6,900 Japanese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tai Khang Laos 27,000 Kang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kheng Bhutan 35,000 Khengkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Thai, Northern Laos 39,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Kurtokha Bhutan 2,100 Kurtokha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Larke Nepal 200 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Kyerung China 8,400 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Kyerung Nepal 3,700 Kyerung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ladakhi China 600 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Lama India 800 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Rongkup Bhutan 3,000 Lepcha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Loba Bhutan 2,200 Lhowa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 686 Peoples   501,315,000     533 ●       5,942
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