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Population

1,930,370,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,398

Unreached People Groups

3,940 (90 %)

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People Cluster ▲ Population Peoples
by Country		 Unreached
by Country		 % Groups
Unreached		 Popl in
Unreached		 % Popl in
Unreached		 Progress
Scale		 Primary
Religion		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed * 
Adi 158,000 9 3 33.3 % 4,200 2.7 %    ● Unknown 23.56 % 8.88 % 1
Baloch 12,447,000 119 119 100.0 % 12,447,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 249
Brahui 3,174,000 10 10 100.0 % 3,174,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 63
South Asia - other 27,597,000 168 126 75.0 % 22,378,000 81.1 %    ● Hinduism 5.47 % 1.68 % 448
South Asia Buddhist 21,330,000 139 97 69.8 % 2,659,000 12.5 %    ● Buddhism 6.33 % 1.60 % 53
South Asia Christian 20,305,000 70 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.90 % 36.12 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 5,738,000 6 6 100.0 % 5,738,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.04 % 0.39 % 115
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 7,782,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,782,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 156
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 9,217,000 3 3 100.0 % 9,217,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.13 % 0.05 % 184
South Asia Dalit - Mala 6,764,000 1 1 100.0 % 6,764,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.16 % 0.00 % 135
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 8,406,000 7 7 100.0 % 8,406,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.24 % 168
South Asia Dalit - other 163,619,000 375 370 98.7 % 163,572,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.53 % 0.21 % 3,271
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 9,349,000 8 8 100.0 % 9,349,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.09 % 0.03 % 187
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 6,791,000 4 3 75.0 % 6,658,000 98.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.61 % 0.00 % 133
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 1,199,000 9 9 100.0 % 1,199,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 24
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 35,276,000 80 80 100.0 % 35,276,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 706
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 74,900,000 136 134 98.5 % 74,895,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,498
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 7,936,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,936,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 159
South Asia Forward Caste - other 12,106,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,745,000 97.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.52 % 0.54 % 235
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 54,559,000 100 100 100.0 % 54,559,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,091
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 8,793,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,793,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 176
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,889,000 19 19 100.0 % 7,889,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 158
South Asia Hindu - Jat 23,152,000 80 80 100.0 % 23,152,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 463
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 10,146,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,146,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 203
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,357,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,357,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 367
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,153,000 11 11 100.0 % 11,153,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 223
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 20,985,000 14 13 92.9 % 20,978,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 420
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 22,379,000 17 17 100.0 % 22,379,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.01 % 448
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 23,306,000 5 5 100.0 % 23,306,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 466
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 12,614,000 4 4 100.0 % 12,614,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.40 % 0.16 % 252
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 46,363,000 10 10 100.0 % 46,363,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 927
South Asia Hindu - Mali 12,885,000 6 6 100.0 % 12,885,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 258
South Asia Hindu - Nai 14,543,000 8 8 100.0 % 14,543,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 291
South Asia Hindu - other 311,885,000 979 915 93.5 % 305,015,000 97.8 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.18 % 6,100
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 9,425,000 23 23 100.0 % 9,425,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 188
South Asia Hindu - Teli 24,244,000 11 10 90.9 % 24,239,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 485
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,648,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,648,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 153
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 886,000 6 6 100.0 % 886,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.10 % 0.42 % 18
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 9,107,000 10 10 100.0 % 9,107,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.04 % 182
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 71,246,000 32 32 100.0 % 71,246,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,425
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 17,734,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,734,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 355
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,662,000 3 3 100.0 % 11,662,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 233
South Asia Muslim - Jat 36,254,000 127 127 100.0 % 36,254,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 725
South Asia Muslim - other 144,370,000 632 627 99.2 % 144,266,000 99.9 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 2,885
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 91,985,000 271 271 100.0 % 91,985,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,840
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 23,965,000 120 120 100.0 % 23,965,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 479
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 18,884,000 7 7 100.0 % 18,884,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 378
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 241,264,000 17 17 100.0 % 241,264,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4,825
South Asia Sikh - Jat 11,239,000 21 20 95.2 % 11,236,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.03 % 0.01 % 225
South Asia Sikh - other 12,496,000 50 50 100.0 % 12,496,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 250
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 8,193,000 11 11 100.0 % 8,193,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.17 % 164
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 20,363,000 16 16 100.0 % 20,363,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.84 % 0.00 % 407
South Asia Tribal - Gond 15,312,000 17 17 100.0 % 15,312,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.85 % 0.32 % 306
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 35,000 11 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 52.87 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - Naga 3,186,000 59 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 96.38 % 36.43 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 117,767,000 496 351 70.8 % 79,911,000 67.9 %    ● Hinduism 8.59 % 3.31 % 1,598
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,930,370,000 4,398 3,940 89.6 % 1,837,400,000 95.2 %    49 ●       38,422
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