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Religion · B

Buddhism

A religious bloc covering every tradition grouped under Buddhism.

315people groups
275,11 Mpeople
280unreached groups
112unengaged and unreached

Unengaged and Unreached 112Engaged yet Unreached 168No Longer Unreached 35

People groups

The 100 largest of 315. See all 315 on the map and filter them.

People groupCountryLanguageReligionPopulationStatus
VietnameseVietnamvietnamitaMahayana Buddhism85.710.000Engaged yet Unreached
BamarMyanmarbirmanoTheravada Buddhism29.830.000Engaged yet Unreached
ThaiTailandiatailandésTheravada Buddhism22.850.000Engaged yet Unreached
IsaanTailandiaNortheastern ThaiTheravada Buddhism18.610.000Engaged yet Unreached
SinhaleseSri LankacingalésTheravada Buddhism17.680.000Engaged yet Unreached
KhmerCamboyajemerTheravada Buddhism15.830.000Engaged yet Unreached
MaharIndiamaratíFolk Buddhism11.770.000Engaged yet Unreached
Northern ThaiTailandiaNorthern ThaiTheravada Buddhism7.425.000Engaged yet Unreached
MongolsChinaPeripheral MongolianTibetan Buddhism5.680.000Engaged yet Unreached
Southern ThaiTailandiaSouthern ThaiTheravada Buddhism5.520.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LongMyanmarshanTheravada Buddhism4.780.000Engaged yet Unreached
LaoRepública Democrática Popular de LaoLaoTheravada Buddhism3.975.000Engaged yet Unreached
Khalka MongolsMongoliamongolTibetan Buddhism3.190.000Engaged yet Unreached
Kham TibetansChinaKhams TibetanTibetan Buddhism2.545.000Engaged yet Unreached
BaiChinaCentral BaiMahayana Buddhism2.510.000Engaged yet Unreached
RakhineMyanmarRakhineTheravada Buddhism2.205.000Engaged yet Unreached
Eastern TamangNepalEastern TamangTibetan Buddhism1.655.000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseEstados UnidosvietnamitaMahayana Buddhism1.605.000Engaged yet Unreached
AmdoChinaAmdo TibetanTibetan Buddhism1.535.000Engaged yet Unreached
Northern KhmerTailandiaNorthern KhmerTheravada Buddhism1.475.000Engaged yet Unreached
BurmeseTailandiabirmanoTheravada Buddhism1.435.000Engaged yet Unreached
Khmer KromVietnamjemerTheravada Buddhism1.385.000Engaged yet Unreached
Sino-BurmeseMyanmarbirmanoTheravada Buddhism1.300.000Engaged yet Unreached
Thai-KhoratTailandiaNortheastern ThaiTheravada Buddhism1.220.000Engaged yet Unreached
Central TibetansChinatibetanoTibetan Buddhism1.195.000Engaged yet Unreached
Neo-BuddhistsIndiamaratíFolk Buddhism1.070.000Engaged yet Unreached
WaMyanmarParaukTheravada Buddhism1.000.000Engaged yet Unreached
MonMyanmarMonTheravada Buddhism882.000Engaged yet Unreached
Pao KarenMyanmarPa'o KarenTheravada Buddhism878.000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseFranciavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism656.000Engaged yet Unreached
DaweiMyanmarTavoyanTheravada Buddhism600.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LuChinaLüMahayana Buddhism596.000Unengaged and Unreached
Deaf KoreansRepública de CoreaKorean Sign LanguageMahayana Buddhism553.000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCamboyavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism534.000Engaged yet Unreached
BurmeseBangladeshbirmanoTheravada Buddhism527.000Engaged yet Unreached
ChakmasBangladeshchakmaFolk Buddhism491.000Engaged yet Unreached
GurungNepalnepalíFolk Buddhism468.000Engaged yet Unreached
Northwestern TamangNepalWestern TamangTibetan Buddhism464.000Engaged yet Unreached
BuryatRusiaburiatoTibetan Buddhism461.000Engaged yet Unreached
Phu ThaiTailandiaPhu ThaiTheravada Buddhism459.000Engaged yet Unreached
TuChinaTuTibetan Buddhism386.000Engaged yet Unreached
KuiTailandiaKuyTheravada Buddhism377.000Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseAustraliavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism336.000No Longer Unreached
MarmaBangladeshMarmaTheravada Buddhism279.000No Longer Unreached
Silver PalaungMyanmarRuching PalaungTheravada Buddhism272.000Engaged yet Unreached
TuvansRusiatuvinianoTibetan Buddhism268.000Engaged yet Unreached
Eastern JiarongChinaJiarongTibetan Buddhism266.000Engaged yet Unreached
Phu ThaiRepública Democrática Popular de LaoPhu ThaiTheravada Buddhism264.000Engaged yet Unreached
DrukpaIndiadzongkhaTibetan Buddhism264.000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCanadávietnamitaMahayana Buddhism258.000Engaged yet Unreached
DrukpaButándzongkhaTibetan Buddhism251.000Engaged yet Unreached
LaoEstados UnidosLaoTheravada Buddhism236.000Engaged yet Unreached
Rumai PalaungMyanmarRumai PalaungTheravada Buddhism218.000Engaged yet Unreached
Golden PalaungMyanmarShwe PalaungTheravada Buddhism215.000Unengaged and Unreached
LadakhiIndiaLadakhiTibetan Buddhism211.000Engaged yet Unreached
Lao PhuanTailandiaPhuanTheravada Buddhism211.000Engaged yet Unreached
ChakmasIndiachakmaFolk Buddhism207.000No Longer Unreached
SherpaNepalSherpaTibetan Buddhism203.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai KhamtiMyanmarKhamtiTheravada Buddhism200.000Engaged yet Unreached
Cambodian KhmerEstados UnidosjemerTheravada Buddhism197.000Engaged yet Unreached
Southwestern TamangNepalEastern TamangTibetan Buddhism196.000Engaged yet Unreached
ThaiEstados UnidostailandésTheravada Buddhism195.000Engaged yet Unreached
Torgut OiratChinakalmykTibetan Buddhism186.000Engaged yet Unreached
Kalmyk-OiratsRusiakalmykTibetan Buddhism183.000Engaged yet Unreached
SinhaleseEmiratos Árabes UnidoscingalésTheravada Buddhism179.000Engaged yet Unreached
BodhIndiaLadakhiTibetan Buddhism175.000Engaged yet Unreached
PhuanRepública Democrática Popular de LaoPhuanTheravada Buddhism175.000Engaged yet Unreached
Jone TibetansChinaChoniTibetan Buddhism168.000Engaged yet Unreached
TibetansNepaltibetanoTibetan Buddhism160.000Engaged yet Unreached
TibetansIndiatibetanoTibetan Buddhism153.000Engaged yet Unreached
MonpaIndiaTawang MonpaTibetan Buddhism152.000No Longer Unreached
InthaMyanmarInthaTheravada Buddhism150.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai MaoMyanmarTai LongTheravada Buddhism120.000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseTailandiavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism119.000No Longer Unreached
Sri LankenItaliacingalésTheravada Buddhism115.000Unengaged and Unreached
DanuMyanmarDanuTheravada Buddhism113.000Engaged yet Unreached
BurmeseEstados UnidosbirmanoTheravada Buddhism107.000Engaged yet Unreached
Kok Nur OiratChinakalmykMahayana Buddhism105.000Engaged yet Unreached
SoTailandiaSôFolk Buddhism105.000No Longer Unreached
BulangChinaBlangTheravada Buddhism104.000Engaged yet Unreached
TaungyoMyanmarTaungyoTheravada Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LengMyanmarshanTheravada Buddhism100.000Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseReino UnidovietnamitaMahayana Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LongTailandiashanTheravada Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai KhunMyanmarKhünTheravada Buddhism100.000Unengaged and Unreached
SharchopButánTshanglaTibetan Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LuTailandiaLüMahayana Buddhism95.000Engaged yet Unreached
Ergong JiarongChinaHorpaTibetan Buddhism92.500Engaged yet Unreached
Nghari TibetansChinatibetanoTibetan Buddhism84.000Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseAlemaniavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism83.500Engaged yet Unreached
Tai NyoTailandiaNyawTheravada Buddhism82.000Unengaged and Unreached
Tai NuaMyanmarTai NüaTheravada Buddhism80.000Unengaged and Unreached
MosuoChinaNaruaTibetan Buddhism74.500Unengaged and Unreached
KhmerFranciajemerTheravada Buddhism72.000Engaged yet Unreached
LawaChinaWestern LawaTheravada Buddhism68.000No Longer Unreached
KhenButánKhengkhaTibetan Buddhism66.500Engaged yet Unreached
ThaiSingapurtailandésTheravada Buddhism64.500Engaged yet Unreached
SherpaIndiaSherpaTibetan Buddhism64.000Engaged yet Unreached
Central KhmerTailandiajemerTheravada Buddhism63.000Engaged yet Unreached
Sogwo ArigChinaAmdo TibetanTibetan Buddhism60.500Engaged yet Unreached

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