Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,225,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

668

Unreached Groups

504 (75.4 %)

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 *
 De'ang, Pale China 11,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism 0.12 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 1
 De'ang, Rumai China 6,200 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism 0.67 % 0.67 % Bible Portions 1
 De'ang, Shwe China 7,900 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 412,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism 8.98 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Bhutan 5,900 Language unknown Buddhism 2.11 % Unspecified 1
 Deaf Cambodia 128,000 Cambodian Sign Language Buddhism 0.40 % Bible Portions 3
 Deaf Sri Lanka 110,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism 8.38 % Bible Portions -
 Deaf Japan 245,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism 1.54 % Bible Portions 5
 Deaf Laos 77,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism 3.38 % Unspecified 2
 Deaf Mongolia 17,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism 1.72 % Unspecified 1
 Deaf Singapore 12,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism 16.04 % Translation Started -
 Deaf Thailand 359,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism 1.10 % Bible Portions 7
 Deaf Vietnam 746,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism 9.43 % Bible Portions -
Demala Gattara Sri Lanka 8,200 Sinhala Buddhism 7.52 % Complete Bible -
Dodda-Weddah Sri Lanka 38,000 Sinhala Buddhism 6.50 % Complete Bible -
 Dolpa Nepal 4,700 Sherpa Buddhism 1.38 % 0.83 % New Testament 1
 Dowaniya India 3,300 Assamese Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Drukpa Bhutan 222,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
 Drukpa India 14,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Drukpa, Dzongkha Denmark 700 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Durava Sri Lanka 741,000 Sinhala Buddhism 8.12 % Complete Bible -
 Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 89,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 2
 Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 40,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 3.10 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
 Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
 Ergong China 63,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 668 Peoples   503,225,000     504       5,782


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