Buddhism by country in the Middle East Country Population (2007E) % of Buddhists Buddhist total United Arab Emirates 4,444,011 5%[4][5] 222,201 Qatar 907,229 5%[6][7] 45,361 Kuwait 2,505,559 4%[8] 100,222 Saudi Arabia 27,601,038 1.5%[9] 414,016 Bahrain 753,000 2.5%[10] 30,000 Oman 3,204,897 1.20%[11][12] 32,049 Israel 6,426,679 0.1%[13] 6,426 Lebanon 3,925,502 0.1%[14] 3,926 Turkey 71,158,647 0.1%[15] 71,159 Total 285,194,911 0.32% 925,360