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Population

1,911,320,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,386

Unreached People Groups

3,939 (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 157,000 9 3 33.3 % 4,100 2.6 %    ● Unknown 23.56 % 8.87 % 1
Baloch 12,221,000 119 119 100.0 % 12,221,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 244
Brahui 3,113,000 10 10 100.0 % 3,113,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 62
South Asia - other 27,383,000 168 126 75.0 % 22,200,000 81.1 %    ● Hinduism 5.48 % 1.69 % 444
South Asia Buddhist 21,245,000 139 97 69.8 % 2,649,000 12.5 %    ● Buddhism 6.33 % 1.59 % 53
South Asia Christian 20,133,000 70 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.89 % 36.09 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 5,691,000 6 6 100.0 % 5,691,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.04 % 0.39 % 114
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 7,719,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,719,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 154
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 9,143,000 3 3 100.0 % 9,143,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.13 % 0.05 % 183
South Asia Dalit - Mala 6,709,000 1 1 100.0 % 6,709,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.16 % 0.00 % 134
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 8,332,000 7 7 100.0 % 8,332,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.24 % 167
South Asia Dalit - other 162,297,000 375 370 98.7 % 162,250,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.53 % 0.21 % 3,245
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 9,273,000 8 8 100.0 % 9,273,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.09 % 0.03 % 185
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 6,732,000 4 3 75.0 % 6,600,000 98.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.61 % 0.00 % 132
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 1,188,000 9 9 100.0 % 1,188,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 24
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 34,990,000 80 80 100.0 % 34,990,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 700
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 74,279,000 136 134 98.5 % 74,274,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,485
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 7,873,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,873,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 157
South Asia Forward Caste - other 12,010,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,652,000 97.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.52 % 0.54 % 233
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 54,122,000 100 100 100.0 % 54,122,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,082
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 7,928,000 6 6 100.0 % 7,928,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 159
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,809,000 16 16 100.0 % 7,809,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 156
South Asia Hindu - Jat 22,965,000 80 80 100.0 % 22,965,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 459
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 10,063,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,063,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 201
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,209,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,209,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 364
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,059,000 11 11 100.0 % 11,059,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 221
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 20,814,000 14 13 92.9 % 20,807,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 416
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 22,196,000 17 17 100.0 % 22,196,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.01 % 444
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 23,118,000 5 5 100.0 % 23,118,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 462
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 12,511,000 4 4 100.0 % 12,511,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.40 % 0.16 % 250
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 45,990,000 10 10 100.0 % 45,990,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 920
South Asia Hindu - Mali 12,782,000 6 6 100.0 % 12,782,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 256
South Asia Hindu - Nai 14,425,000 8 8 100.0 % 14,425,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 288
South Asia Hindu - other 309,297,000 979 915 93.5 % 302,474,000 97.8 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.18 % 6,049
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 9,349,000 23 23 100.0 % 9,349,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 187
South Asia Hindu - Teli 24,047,000 11 10 90.9 % 24,042,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 481
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,586,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,586,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 152
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 879,000 6 6 100.0 % 879,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.10 % 0.42 % 18
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 9,033,000 10 10 100.0 % 9,033,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.04 % 181
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 70,643,000 30 30 100.0 % 70,643,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,413
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 17,535,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,535,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 351
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,438,000 3 3 100.0 % 11,438,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 229
South Asia Muslim - Jat 35,564,000 127 127 100.0 % 35,564,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 711
South Asia Muslim - other 143,177,000 640 635 99.2 % 143,073,000 99.9 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 2,861
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 90,291,000 271 271 100.0 % 90,291,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,806
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 23,539,000 120 120 100.0 % 23,539,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 471
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 18,649,000 7 7 100.0 % 18,649,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 373
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 238,883,000 17 17 100.0 % 238,883,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4,778
South Asia Sikh - Jat 11,150,000 21 20 95.2 % 11,147,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.03 % 0.01 % 223
South Asia Sikh - other 12,395,000 50 50 100.0 % 12,395,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 248
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 8,126,000 11 11 100.0 % 8,126,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.17 % 163
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 20,191,000 16 16 100.0 % 20,191,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.84 % 0.00 % 404
South Asia Tribal - Gond 15,188,000 17 17 100.0 % 15,188,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.85 % 0.32 % 304
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 35,000 11 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 52.88 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 119,720,000 532 351 66.0 % 79,241,000 66.2 %    ● Hinduism 10.76 % 4.11 % 1,585
South Asia Tribal - Tangsa 107,000 12 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 78.15 % 36.48 % -
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,911,320,000 4,386 3,939 89.8 % 1,819,140,000 95.2 %    49 ●       38,065
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