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Country: Bangladesh

Number of People Groups

315

People Groups Unreached

282 (89.5%)

Total Population

159,555,000

Unreached Population

157,473,000 (98.7%)

% Professing Christian

0.4%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Largest Religion

Islam (89.0%)

Literacy Rate

52 %

10/40 Window

Yes
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Photo People Group ▲ Population
this Country		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Professing
Christian		 %
Evangelical
Abdul 26,000 61,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Aguri 1,000 476,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Ahmadi 2,200 161,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Akhandji 500 500 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Anglo 17,000 332,000 Bengali ● Christianity 73.84 % 15.00 %
Ansari 1,253,000 16,496,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Arleng 900 533,000 ● Karbi ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Arora (Sikh traditions) 1,100 489,000 ● Punjabi, Western ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 %
Asho, Khyang 1,900 173,000 ● Chin, Asho ● Christianity 70.00 % 60.00 %
Asur 1,200 27,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 8.85 %
Badaik 1,000 105,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Badhai (Muslim traditions) 1,800 665,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 80,000 3,705,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.23 %
Baha'i 11,000 24,000 ● Bengali ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 2,300 180,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 130,000 403,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Baidya (Muslim traditions) 500 500 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Baiga 3,100 607,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 1.09 %
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 213,000 3,882,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Baiti 6,400 59,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 200 2,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Balija (Muslim traditions) Unknown 1,100 ● Telugu ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bania 50,000 30,735,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bania, Agarwal 2,400 5,043,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bania, Bais 1,400 133,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bania, Gandha Banik 7,100 302,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bania, Khatri 4,400 214,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bania, Rauniar 700 132,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bania, Subarna Banik 4,700 175,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Banjara (Muslim traditions) 3,400 255,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Barua 11,000 12,000 ● Chittagonian ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bauri 10,000 2,283,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 15,000 584,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 2.50 %
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 24,000 29,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Beg 700 4,100 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Behara 56,000 60,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 8,900 2,014,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Besya (Hindu traditions) 1,300 4,700 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Besya (Muslim traditions) 7,800 9,200 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhangi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 5,165,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.77 %
Bhar 5,200 1,837,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhaskar 200 1,200 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,900 1,426,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 8,500 6,735,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhotia, Tibetan Unknown 3,800 ● Sikkimese ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhuinhar 900 982,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhuinmali 110,000 298,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.31 %
Bhuiya 13,000 2,122,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bhumij 29,000 1,216,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 3.35 %
Bihari (Muslim traditions) 930,000 930,000 ● Urdu ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bind 9,500 1,102,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Binjhia 5,700 211,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 7.59 %
Birhor 700 24,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 10.66 %
Birjia 300 14,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 4.00 %
Bishnupuriya 12,000 105,000 ● Bishnupriya ● Hinduism 0.16 %
Biswas (Hindu traditions) 2,800 2,800 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Biswas (Muslim traditions) 27,000 31,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Bodo 30,000 1,995,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin 595,000 66,445,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Acharaj 2,800 59,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Acharya 800 74,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Bhumihar 600 2,865,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Gaur 24,000 3,149,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Joshi 2,100 374,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Kanaujia 6,700 4,620,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Maithili 7,200 27,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Radhi 52,000 1,661,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Sakaldwipi 2,700 482,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Saraswat 5,800 596,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Utkal 4,100 182,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Vaidik 6,900 193,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Brahmin, Varendra 28,000 283,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
British 11,000 51,663,000 English ● Christianity 79.00 % 7.00 %
Bru 2,000 241,000 ● Riang ● Hinduism 17.78 %
Buna (Hindu traditions) 100,000 508,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Buna (Muslim traditions) 200 200 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Burmese 316,000 31,524,000 Burmese ● Buddhism 1.62 % 0.04 %
Chain 25,000 586,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Chak 3,100 8,200 ● Chak ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Chakma 438,000 675,000 ● Chakma ● Buddhism 15.13 %
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 88,000 53,833,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 1.57 %
Chasadhobi 9,600 104,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Chaudhari, caste 200 11,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Chero 4,600 199,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 1.73 %
Chik Baraik 4,800 139,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 3.76 %
Chin Chinbon 1,400 31,000 ● Chin, Chinbon ● Christianity 78.15 %
Chin Lai 1,700 1,700 ● Chin, Hakha ● Christianity 53.42 %
Chin, Kuki 9,000 222,000 ● Chin, Khumi ● Christianity 47.83 %
Chin, Yindi 1,500 1,500 ● Chin, Khumi ● Christianity 50.36 %
Christian unspecified 128,000 1,582,000 ● Bengali ● Christianity 100.00 %
Dai (Hindu traditions) 9,300 9,600 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dai (Muslim traditions) 49,000 61,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dalu 2,400 16,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Daphtari 600 600 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 16,000 1,432,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Deaf Unknown Unknown ● Indian Sign Language ● Islam 0.66 % 0.01 %
Dhanuk 1,700 4,572,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 192,000 13,014,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 21,000 2,142,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 52,000 58,000 ● Sylheti ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Diwan 200 200 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Doai 2,800 19,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dom (Hindu traditions) 24,000 2,387,000 ● Chittagonian ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dom (Muslim traditions) 1,000 195,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dosadh (Hindu traditions) 13,000 5,552,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dosadh (Muslim traditions) 700 13,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Dulia 7,400 369,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Eurasian, Anglo-Indian 97,000 1,793,000 English ● Christianity 55.00 %
Faqir 5,200 128,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 2,700 6,789,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Gain 6,700 6,700 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Ganak 5,100 5,400 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Gandpal 1,200 1,200 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Garo 128,000 1,302,000 ● Garo ● Other / Small 40.28 % 15.00 %
Ghasi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 477,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Ghazi 63,000 65,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Ghulam 4,400 23,000 ● Chittagonian ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Gond 6,100 15,686,000 ● Gondi, Northern ● Hinduism 1.11 %
Gonrhi 5,400 889,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Gorait 600 15,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 8.33 %
Gosain 1,100 1,596,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Gurung 900 630,000 ● Gurung ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Hadi 57,000 1,266,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.51 %
Hajam 389,000 4,471,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Hajang 18,000 145,000 ● Hajong ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Halam 2,000 65,000 ● Chin, Falam ● Christianity 94.44 %
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 78,000 1,574,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Han Chinese, Cantonese 3,900 77,290,000 Chinese, Yue ● Ethnic Religions 2.00 % 0.80 %
Han Chinese, Mandarin 7,000 854,476,000 Chinese, Mandarin ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 200 4,400 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Hazra (Muslim traditions) 700 700 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Ho 68,000 1,125,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 3.68 %
Jamadar 300 300 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Jamatia 5,400 107,000 ● War-Jaintia ● Hinduism 21.97 %
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) 19,000 19,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Jat (Muslim traditions) 4,200 32,673,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Jat (Sikh traditions) 19,000 9,783,000 ● Punjabi, Western ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 %
Jhalo Malo 246,000 706,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Jharudar 300 300 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 602,000 3,809,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.08 %
Jogi (Muslim traditions) 5,000 118,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Jotdar 1,600 1,600 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kachari, Dimasa 12,000 186,000 ● Dimasa ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kadar 2,500 120,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kaghazi 2,300 2,300 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 85,000 8,529,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 4,000 214,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kaibartta 465,000 2,484,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 1,300 4,030,000 ● Chittagonian ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kalu 77,000 304,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 3,200 4,007,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kandu 16,000 2,608,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 800 222,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kaora 5,100 397,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kapali 207,000 507,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Karadar 2,400 2,400 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Karenga 1,400 48,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Karmali 3,000 141,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 13.20 %
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 6,900 737,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kawar 3,200 1,163,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 1,849,000 9,805,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Khadala 2,300 147,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Khairwar 500 428,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Khami 5,700 6,100 ● Chittagonian ● Other / Small 2.63 %
Khandait 1,700 1,804,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kharia 11,000 809,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 7.40 %
Kharwar 9,300 575,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 3.71 %
Khasi 85,000 1,659,000 ● Khasi ● Christianity 85.79 %
Kisan 3,900 1,642,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 4.02 %
Koch (Hindu traditions) 118,000 190,000 ● Koch ● Hinduism 0.06 %
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 6,500 8,816,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kol 1,600 2,353,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Koli (Hindu traditions) 800 13,749,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Konai 13,000 153,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Konwar Unknown 8,500 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kori 11,000 271,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.48 %
Korku 2,400 1,017,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Korwa 2,500 487,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 4.59 %
Kotal 200 35,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kui, Kuvi Khond 5,200 1,949,000 ● Kuvi ● Hinduism 11.11 %
Kuli 400 11,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 267,000 16,196,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 600 18,551,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 72,000 19,909,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kusiari 3,900 5,700 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 3,600 61,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Lohait Kuri 1,200 1,200 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 192,000 9,891,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 24,000 2,598,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Lohara 18,000 353,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 1.95 %
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 35,000 3,398,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Madari 4,700 111,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Magar 1,600 2,168,000 Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mahaldar 300 300 ● Odia ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mahanta 700 86,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mahara 8,700 17,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mahili, Mahle 31,000 581,000 ● Mahali ● Hinduism 4.67 %
Mahishya 701,000 10,839,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.13 %
Majhwar 16,000 220,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mal (Hindu traditions) 24,000 1,897,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mal (Muslim traditions) 4,100 21,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mali (Hindu traditions) 134,000 10,170,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 15,000 3,573,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mallah (Muslim traditions) 17,000 467,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mallik (Hindu traditions) 200 700 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 39,000 626,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Malto 36,000 221,000 ● Mal Paharia ● Hinduism 1.71 %
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 7,800 9,700 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 106,000 109,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Manipuri, Meitei 20,000 1,492,000 ● Meitei ● Hinduism 0.09 %
Marma 46,000 46,000 ● Marma ● Buddhism 8.08 %
Masalchi 2,700 2,700 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Matia 38,000 224,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Maulangi 500 500 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mech 1,000 66,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mir 28,000 69,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mirdas (Muslim traditions) 700 1,200 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mirzakhani 7,500 19,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mishri 2,100 8,600 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mizo, Bawm 7,800 9,100 ● Chin, Bawm ● Christianity 89.02 % 50.00 %
Mizo, Lushai 1,500 627,000 ● Mizo ● Christianity 90.40 % 50.00 %
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 282,000 2,572,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mochi (Muslim traditions) 7,500 3,646,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Moghal 42,000 2,936,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mru, Mro 33,000 61,000 ● Mru ● Buddhism 4.01 %
Munda 142,000 4,156,000 ● Sadri, Oraon ● Hinduism 11.04 %
Munshi 600 600 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 3,099,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Musahar (Muslim traditions) 400 400 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 18,000 168,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 13,000 13,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Nai (Hindu traditions) 38,000 12,316,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Nalband 100 5,500 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Naliya (Muslim traditions) 900 3,900 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Namassej 3,304,000 8,576,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.09 %
Namasudra 1,500 3,800 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Nat (Hindu traditions) 15,000 484,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.99 %
Nat (Muslim traditions) 2,500 169,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Newah 1,300 1,457,000 ● Nepali ● Hinduism 2.63 %
Nikari (Hindu traditions) 100 100 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 55,000 111,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Noatia 1,400 11,000 ● War-Jaintia ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Oraon, Kurux 114,000 5,032,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 12.43 %
Paliya 70,000 298,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pan 3,800 1,639,000 ● Odia ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pankhu, Panko 4,000 4,000 ● Pangkhua ● Buddhism 3.97 %
Parhaiya 3,100 79,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 9.85 %
Parsee 800 165,000 Parsi ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pashtun, Pathan 169,000 44,091,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 4,800 8,003,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pasi (Muslim traditions) 700 17,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Patial 8,800 86,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Patni (Hindu traditions) 117,000 404,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Patni (Muslim traditions) 6,100 6,200 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Patwa (Muslim traditions) 8,100 16,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Persian 900 40,090,000 ● Persian, Iranian ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Peshakar 700 2,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pinjara 30,000 3,699,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pnar 5,400 31,000 ● Pnar ● Christianity 63.35 %
Pod 9,600 3,217,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Pundari 9,800 271,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Qassab 15,000 2,152,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Qazi 14,000 772,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rai 1,000 728,000 ● Bengali ● Other / Small 3.53 %
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,557,000 7,068,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.13 %
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 4,800 7,600 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rajbhar 2,000 87,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 30,000 47,288,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 17,000 19,574,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 1,400 1,028,000 ● Punjabi, Western ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rajwar 9,700 618,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rakhine, Arakanese 197,000 2,960,000 ● Magahi ● Buddhism 3.17 %
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 2,200 381,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rasua 900 1,900 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Raute 1,300 2,200 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rautia 600 130,000 ● Sadri, Oraon ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) 5,400 6,800 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 60,000 1,085,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rohingya 381,000 1,936,000 ● Rohingya ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Rohingya, Zerbadi 38,000 38,000 ● Rohingya ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Saharia 4,300 797,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sankara 14,000 91,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Santal, Satar 639,000 9,473,000 ● Bengali ● Other / Small 10.04 %
Saora 1,200 1,106,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 0.91 %
Sardar (Hindu traditions) 700 4,600 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 53,000 65,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sarki 700 405,000 ● Nepali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sauria Paharia 5,000 80,000 ● Sylheti ● Hinduism 11.85 %
Sayyid 1,197,000 15,403,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Shaikh 136,480,000 236,064,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Shanan 23,000 23,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 2,000 52,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 3,800 312,000 ● Sindhi ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Siyalgir (Muslim traditions) 300 300 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 7,982,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 642,000 1,648,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 212,000 648,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 7,100 43,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tamang, Eastern 800 1,780,000 ● Tamang, Eastern ● Buddhism 1.32 %
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 234,000 2,253,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 97,000 245,000 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tangchanghya 37,000 37,000 ● Tangchangya ● Buddhism 23.06 %
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 96,000 4,992,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tanti (Muslim traditions) 500 3,700 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tarafdar 3,800 3,800 ● Bengali ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 1,500 1,108,000 ● Punjabi, Western ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 %
Teli (Hindu traditions) 147,000 19,566,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.01 %
Tili 85,000 1,109,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tipura, Kok Borok 125,000 905,000 ● Kok Borok ● Hinduism 7.66 %
Tirendaj 300 400 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tiyar 61,000 582,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Turaiha 2,200 366,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Turi (Hindu traditions) 18,000 421,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.18 %
Uchai 10,000 13,000 ● Kok Borok ● Other / Small 1.72 %
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 222,000 63,231,000 ● Bengali ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 %
  Totals:  315 159,555,000       282 ●   0.36 % 0.00 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 3,356,000              
  UN Country Population (2016) 162,911,000              
Other minor groups: 98
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RELIGIONS ▲ Percent
Buddhism
0.6 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.0 %)
0.4 %
Ethnic Religions
0.0 %
Hinduism
9.6 %
Islam
89.0 %
Non-Religious
0.0 %
Other / Small Religions
0.4 %
Unknown
0.0 %
Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

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Bangladesh Statistics
People Groups 315
Unreached People Groups 282  (89.5%)
Population 159,555,000
Population in Unreached 157,473,000  (98.7%)
Urbanization 34%
Continent Asia
Region South Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code BG
Official National Language Bengali
Secondary National Language English
Literacy Rate 52%
Estimated Illiterate Population 76,586,000
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Professing Christian 0.4%
Percent Evangelical 0.0%
Country Progress Level 1 ●
Persecution Ranking 35 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
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