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Religion · B

Buddhism

A religious bloc covering every tradition grouped under Buddhism.

315people groups
275,11 mipeople
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
VietnameseVietnamevietnamitaMahayana Buddhism85.710.000Engaged yet Unreached
BamarMianmar (Birmânia)birmanêsTheravada Buddhism29.830.000Engaged yet Unreached
ThaiTailândiatailandêsTheravada Buddhism22.850.000Engaged yet Unreached
IsaanTailândiaNortheastern ThaiTheravada Buddhism18.610.000Engaged yet Unreached
SinhaleseSri LankacingalêsTheravada Buddhism17.680.000Engaged yet Unreached
KhmerCambojakhmerTheravada Buddhism15.830.000Engaged yet Unreached
MaharÍndiamaratiFolk Buddhism11.770.000Engaged yet Unreached
Northern ThaiTailândiaNorthern ThaiTheravada Buddhism7.425.000Engaged yet Unreached
MongolsChinaPeripheral MongolianTibetan Buddhism5.680.000Engaged yet Unreached
Southern ThaiTailândiaSouthern ThaiTheravada Buddhism5.520.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LongMianmar (Birmânia)shanTheravada Buddhism4.780.000Engaged yet Unreached
LaoLaoslaosianoTheravada Buddhism3.975.000Engaged yet Unreached
Khalka MongolsMongóliamongolTibetan Buddhism3.190.000Engaged yet Unreached
Kham TibetansChinaKhams TibetanTibetan Buddhism2.545.000Engaged yet Unreached
BaiChinaCentral BaiMahayana Buddhism2.510.000Engaged yet Unreached
RakhineMianmar (Birmânia)RakhineTheravada 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 KhmerTailândiaNorthern KhmerTheravada Buddhism1.475.000Engaged yet Unreached
BurmeseTailândiabirmanêsTheravada Buddhism1.435.000Engaged yet Unreached
Khmer KromVietnamekhmerTheravada Buddhism1.385.000Engaged yet Unreached
Sino-BurmeseMianmar (Birmânia)birmanêsTheravada Buddhism1.300.000Engaged yet Unreached
Thai-KhoratTailândiaNortheastern ThaiTheravada Buddhism1.220.000Engaged yet Unreached
Central TibetansChinatibetanoTibetan Buddhism1.195.000Engaged yet Unreached
Neo-BuddhistsÍndiamaratiFolk Buddhism1.070.000Engaged yet Unreached
WaMianmar (Birmânia)ParaukTheravada Buddhism1.000.000Engaged yet Unreached
MonMianmar (Birmânia)MonTheravada Buddhism882.000Engaged yet Unreached
Pao KarenMianmar (Birmânia)Pa'o KarenTheravada Buddhism878.000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseFrançavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism656.000Engaged yet Unreached
DaweiMianmar (Birmânia)TavoyanTheravada Buddhism600.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LuChinaLüMahayana Buddhism596.000Unengaged and Unreached
Deaf KoreansCoreia do SulKorean Sign LanguageMahayana Buddhism553.000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCambojavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism534.000Engaged yet Unreached
BurmeseBangladeshbirmanêsTheravada Buddhism527.000Engaged yet Unreached
ChakmasBangladeshchakmaFolk Buddhism491.000Engaged yet Unreached
GurungNepalnepalêsFolk Buddhism468.000Engaged yet Unreached
Northwestern TamangNepalWestern TamangTibetan Buddhism464.000Engaged yet Unreached
BuryatRússiaburiatoTibetan Buddhism461.000Engaged yet Unreached
Phu ThaiTailândiaPhu ThaiTheravada Buddhism459.000Engaged yet Unreached
TuChinaTuTibetan Buddhism386.000Engaged yet Unreached
KuiTailândiaKuyTheravada Buddhism377.000Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseAustráliavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism336.000No Longer Unreached
MarmaBangladeshMarmaTheravada Buddhism279.000No Longer Unreached
Silver PalaungMianmar (Birmânia)Ruching PalaungTheravada Buddhism272.000Engaged yet Unreached
TuvansRússiatuvinianoTibetan Buddhism268.000Engaged yet Unreached
Eastern JiarongChinaJiarongTibetan Buddhism266.000Engaged yet Unreached
Phu ThaiLaosPhu ThaiTheravada Buddhism264.000Engaged yet Unreached
DrukpaÍndiadzongaTibetan Buddhism264.000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCanadávietnamitaMahayana Buddhism258.000Engaged yet Unreached
DrukpaButãodzongaTibetan Buddhism251.000Engaged yet Unreached
LaoEstados UnidoslaosianoTheravada Buddhism236.000Engaged yet Unreached
Rumai PalaungMianmar (Birmânia)Rumai PalaungTheravada Buddhism218.000Engaged yet Unreached
Golden PalaungMianmar (Birmânia)Shwe PalaungTheravada Buddhism215.000Unengaged and Unreached
LadakhiÍndiaLadakhiTibetan Buddhism211.000Engaged yet Unreached
Lao PhuanTailândiaPhuanTheravada Buddhism211.000Engaged yet Unreached
ChakmasÍndiachakmaFolk Buddhism207.000No Longer Unreached
SherpaNepalSherpaTibetan Buddhism203.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai KhamtiMianmar (Birmânia)KhamtiTheravada Buddhism200.000Engaged yet Unreached
Cambodian KhmerEstados UnidoskhmerTheravada Buddhism197.000Engaged yet Unreached
Southwestern TamangNepalEastern TamangTibetan Buddhism196.000Engaged yet Unreached
ThaiEstados UnidostailandêsTheravada Buddhism195.000Engaged yet Unreached
Torgut OiratChinakalmykTibetan Buddhism186.000Engaged yet Unreached
Kalmyk-OiratsRússiakalmykTibetan Buddhism183.000Engaged yet Unreached
SinhaleseEmirados Árabes UnidoscingalêsTheravada Buddhism179.000Engaged yet Unreached
BodhÍndiaLadakhiTibetan Buddhism175.000Engaged yet Unreached
PhuanLaosPhuanTheravada Buddhism175.000Engaged yet Unreached
Jone TibetansChinaChoniTibetan Buddhism168.000Engaged yet Unreached
TibetansNepaltibetanoTibetan Buddhism160.000Engaged yet Unreached
TibetansÍndiatibetanoTibetan Buddhism153.000Engaged yet Unreached
MonpaÍndiaTawang MonpaTibetan Buddhism152.000No Longer Unreached
InthaMianmar (Birmânia)InthaTheravada Buddhism150.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai MaoMianmar (Birmânia)Tai LongTheravada Buddhism120.000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseTailândiavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism119.000No Longer Unreached
Sri LankenItáliacingalêsTheravada Buddhism115.000Unengaged and Unreached
DanuMianmar (Birmânia)DanuTheravada Buddhism113.000Engaged yet Unreached
BurmeseEstados UnidosbirmanêsTheravada Buddhism107.000Engaged yet Unreached
Kok Nur OiratChinakalmykMahayana Buddhism105.000Engaged yet Unreached
SoTailândiaSôFolk Buddhism105.000No Longer Unreached
BulangChinaBlangTheravada Buddhism104.000Engaged yet Unreached
TaungyoMianmar (Birmânia)TaungyoTheravada Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LengMianmar (Birmânia)shanTheravada Buddhism100.000Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseReino UnidovietnamitaMahayana Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LongTailândiashanTheravada Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai KhunMianmar (Birmânia)KhünTheravada Buddhism100.000Unengaged and Unreached
SharchopButãoTshanglaTibetan Buddhism100.000Engaged yet Unreached
Tai LuTailândiaLüMahayana Buddhism95.000Engaged yet Unreached
Ergong JiarongChinaHorpaTibetan Buddhism92.500Engaged yet Unreached
Nghari TibetansChinatibetanoTibetan Buddhism84.000Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseAlemanhavietnamitaMahayana Buddhism83.500Engaged yet Unreached
Tai NyoTailândiaNyawTheravada Buddhism82.000Unengaged and Unreached
Tai NuaMianmar (Birmânia)Tai NüaTheravada Buddhism80.000Unengaged and Unreached
MosuoChinaNaruaTibetan Buddhism74.500Unengaged and Unreached
KhmerFrançakhmerTheravada Buddhism72.000Engaged yet Unreached
LawaChinaWestern LawaTheravada Buddhism68.000No Longer Unreached
KhenButãoKhengkhaTibetan Buddhism66.500Engaged yet Unreached
ThaiSingapuratailandêsTheravada Buddhism64.500Engaged yet Unreached
SherpaÍndiaSherpaTibetan Buddhism64.000Engaged yet Unreached
Central KhmerTailândiakhmerTheravada Buddhism63.000Engaged yet Unreached
Sogwo ArigChinaAmdo TibetanTibetan Buddhism60.500Engaged yet Unreached

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