Buddhism people group listing

Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

501,930,000

% of World Population

6.1 %

People Groups

707

Unreached Groups

537 (76.0 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Lhomi	China	1,700	Lhomi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lhomi	India	1,700	Lhomi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lhomi, Shing Saapa	Nepal	1,200	Lhomi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Loba	Bhutan	2,300	Lhowa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Loba	Nepal	2,800	Lhowa	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Lunape	Bhutan	1,300	Lunanakha	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Luzu	China	1,200	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	India	9,693,000	Marathi	Buddhism	5 Complete Bible	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	194
	Malimasa	China	600	Naxi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mangrik	India	24,000	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mangrik	Pakistan	55,000	Balti	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Manmet	China	1,700	Man Met	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Manyak	China	2,400	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Marma (Magh)	Bangladesh	248,000	Marma	Buddhism	4 New Testament	2	-1 Unknown	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Marma (Magh)	India	47,000	Rakhine	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Matpa	Bhutan	21,000	Chocangacakha	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Menia	China	1,600	Ersu	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Minyag, Eastern	China	2,000	Minyag, Eastern	Buddhism	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Minyag, Western	China	11,000	Minyag, Western	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Miyako, Ryukyuan	Japan	64,000	Miyako	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Moey	Laos	3,400	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Mok	Myanmar (Burma)	4,000	Mok	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mok	Thailand	700	Mok	Buddhism	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Momba	India	4,600	Sartang	Buddhism	3 Bible Portions	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
	Mon	India	1,200	Ladakhi	Buddhism	4 New Testament	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	707 Peoples		501,930,000				537 ◼︎ (215 ✸︎)			5,799

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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