Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

504,711,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

693

Unreached Groups

522 (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 *
 Kayah (Western) Myanmar (Burma) 162,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 20.00 % New Testament -
 Kayah Western Thailand 22,000 Kayah, Western Buddhism 28.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
 Kayah (Eastern) Myanmar (Burma) 9,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 20.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
 Kayah Eastern Thailand 19,000 Kayah, Eastern Buddhism 18.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
 Karen, Pwo Eastern Myanmar (Burma) 1,178,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 30.00 % 5.88 % Complete Bible -
Karen, Pwo Eastern Thailand 58,000 Karen, Pwo Eastern Buddhism 35.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
 Tai Khang China 42,000 Kang Buddhism 1.00 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
 Tai Khang Laos 28,000 Kang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Kanan Myanmar (Burma) 10,000 Kanan Buddhism 5.00 % 3.00 % Bible Portions -
 Kalmyk, Torgut China 107,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kyrgyzstan 5,600 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 800 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Mongolia 230,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 5
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol Russia 179,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 0.16 % 0.16 % New Testament 4
 Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol United States 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Kalmyk-Oirat Uzbekistan 1,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Olot China 3,100 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Khoton Mongolia 13,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 4.70 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
Torgut Mongolia 17,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 2.40 % 2.30 % New Testament -
Kaike Nepal 1,500 Kaike Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Kadu, Asak Myanmar (Burma) 188,000 Kadu Buddhism 5.00 % 3.50 % Bible Portions -
 Jirel Nepal 6,200 Jirel Buddhism 4.38 % New Testament 1
 Kachin India 37,000 Jingpho Buddhism 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
 Jiarong, Situ China 205,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 4
 Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 693 Peoples   504,711,000     522       5,811