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Population

1,950,900,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,246

Unreached People Groups

3,802 (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 % 8.87 % 1
Baloch 12,829,000 119 119 100.0 % 12,829,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 257
Brahui 3,252,000 11 11 100.0 % 3,252,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 65
South Asia - other 27,780,000 167 124 74.3 % 22,580,000 81.3 %    ● Hinduism 5.44 % 1.68 % 452
South Asia Buddhist 21,439,000 130 88 67.7 % 2,676,000 12.5 %    ● Buddhism 6.33 % 1.60 % 54
South Asia Christian 20,758,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.91 % 36.13 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 5,788,000 5 5 100.0 % 5,788,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.04 % 0.39 % 116
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 7,796,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,796,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 156
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 9,420,000 3 3 100.0 % 9,420,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.13 % 0.05 % 188
South Asia Dalit - Mala 6,806,000 1 1 100.0 % 6,806,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.16 % 0.00 % 136
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 8,446,000 6 6 100.0 % 8,446,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.24 % 169
South Asia Dalit - other 165,741,000 365 360 98.6 % 165,693,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.20 % 3,314
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 9,364,000 8 8 100.0 % 9,364,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.08 % 0.03 % 187
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 6,784,000 4 3 75.0 % 6,649,000 98.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.61 % 0.00 % 133
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 1,197,000 9 9 100.0 % 1,197,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 24
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 35,484,000 77 77 100.0 % 35,484,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 710
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 75,009,000 131 130 99.2 % 75,003,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,500
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 8,200,000 3 3 100.0 % 8,200,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 164
South Asia Forward Caste - other 12,665,000 23 20 87.0 % 12,296,000 97.1 %    ● Hinduism 1.55 % 0.55 % 246
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 54,736,000 99 99 100.0 % 54,736,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,095
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 8,851,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,851,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 177
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,901,000 15 15 100.0 % 7,901,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 158
South Asia Hindu - Jat 23,199,000 79 79 100.0 % 23,199,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 464
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 10,224,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,224,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 204
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,422,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,422,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 368
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,392,000 10 10 100.0 % 11,392,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 228
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 21,234,000 13 12 92.3 % 21,227,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 425
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 22,413,000 17 17 100.0 % 22,413,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.01 % 448
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 23,538,000 5 5 100.0 % 23,538,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 471
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 13,148,000 2 2 100.0 % 13,148,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.38 % 0.00 % 263
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 46,427,000 10 10 100.0 % 46,427,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 929
South Asia Hindu - Mali 12,266,000 6 6 100.0 % 12,266,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 245
South Asia Hindu - Nai 14,821,000 8 8 100.0 % 14,821,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 296
South Asia Hindu - other 316,693,000 944 881 93.3 % 309,676,000 97.8 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.19 % 6,194
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 9,489,000 22 22 100.0 % 9,489,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 190
South Asia Hindu - Teli 24,533,000 11 10 90.9 % 24,528,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 491
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,658,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,658,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 153
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 964,000 6 6 100.0 % 964,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.09 % 0.41 % 19
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 9,182,000 9 9 100.0 % 9,182,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.04 % 184
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 71,559,000 32 32 100.0 % 71,559,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,431
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 17,884,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,884,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 358
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,833,000 2 2 100.0 % 11,833,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 237
South Asia Muslim - Jat 37,600,000 145 145 100.0 % 37,600,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 752
South Asia Muslim - other 145,907,000 577 572 99.1 % 145,802,000 99.9 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 2,916
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 93,346,000 283 283 100.0 % 93,346,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,867
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 24,316,000 121 121 100.0 % 24,316,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 486
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 19,139,000 7 7 100.0 % 19,139,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 383
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 243,095,000 17 17 100.0 % 243,095,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.03 % 4,862
South Asia Sikh - Jat 11,362,000 21 20 95.2 % 11,359,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.03 % 0.01 % 227
South Asia Sikh - other 12,591,000 45 45 100.0 % 12,591,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 252
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 8,395,000 9 9 100.0 % 8,395,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.17 % 168
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 20,494,000 16 16 100.0 % 20,494,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.83 % 0.00 % 410
South Asia Tribal - Gond 15,355,000 17 17 100.0 % 15,355,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.84 % 0.32 % 307
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 36,000 11 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 53.18 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - Naga 3,181,000 57 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 96.38 % 36.42 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 118,788,000 455 320 70.3 % 80,978,000 68.2 %    ● Hinduism 8.56 % 3.30 % 1,620
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,950,900,000 4,246 3,802 89.5 % 1,857,300,000 95.2 %    49 ●       38,648
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