Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

503,381,000

% of World Population

6.2 %

People Groups

685

Unreached Groups

517 (75.5 %)

Map Notes
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Scripture
Status
Est. Workers
Needed *
 Rakhine Myanmar (Burma) 2,598,000 Rakhine Buddhism 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 52
 Rigzong India 7,900 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rigzong Pakistan 1,700 Balti Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Rodiya Sri Lanka 18,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
 Rongkup-Lepcha Bhutan 3,000 Lepcha Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Rongkup-Lepcha India 88,000 Lepcha Buddhism 24.76 % New Testament -
 Rongkup-Lepcha Nepal 4,700 Lepcha Buddhism 3.56 % New Testament 1
 Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Salagama Sri Lanka 318,000 Sinhala Buddhism 12.16 % Complete Bible -
Sampang Nepal 1,700 Sampang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Samtao Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Samtao Buddhism 7.00 % 5.40 % Bible Portions -
 Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
 Samtao Laos 3,700 Samtao Buddhism 0.17 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 1
Sartang India 3,800 Sartang Buddhism 1.50 % Unspecified 1
Seng Laos 1,000 Phong-Kniang Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Shan India 1,400 Shan Buddhism 1.55 % Complete Bible 1
 Sharchop Bhutan 68,000 Tshangla Buddhism 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
 Sherdukpen Bhutan 300 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
 Sherdukpen India 3,900 Sherdukpen Buddhism 0.74 % Translation Started 1
 Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa India 50,000 Nepali Buddhism 14.74 % Complete Bible -
 Sherpa Nepal 127,000 Sherpa Buddhism 4.23 % 2.12 % New Testament -
 Sherpa United States 5,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
 Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,900 Hyolmo Buddhism 1.38 % New Testament 1
Totals: 685 Peoples   503,381,000     517       5,797