South Asia Fast Facts

“The greatest concentration of lostness on Earth…”

Population*

South Asia	1.53 billion
India	1.15 billion
Pakistan	168 million
Bangladesh	154 million
Nepal	30 million
Sri Lanka	21 million
Bhutan	2 million
Maldives	380,000

Religion

How many Hindus?     How many of these Hindus are Dalits(Untouchables)? 162 million	969 million
How many Muslims?	457 million
How many Tribals/Animists?	10 million
How many Buddhists?	31 million
How many Sikhs?	22 million
How many Jains?	5 million
How many Evangelical Christians?	22 million
How many lost?	1.5 billion
That’s 1.5 billion lost concentrated in an area less than half the size of the United States.

Predominant religion in each country

India	Hinduism (79.8%)
Nepal	Hinduism (74.8%)
Maldives	Islam (99.4%)
Pakistan	Islam (96.1%)
Bangladesh	Islam (85.6%)
Bhutan	Buddhism (72.0%)
Sri Lanka	Buddhism (71.9%)

Personnel

Number of IMB missionary units in South Asia**	285 IMB missionary units
Ratio of IMB unit to lost population**	1 unit per 5.3 million lost persons
*Estimated population – September 2008 **Updated… September 2008