Sri Lanka People Group Photos

Country: Sri Lanka South Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

165

People Groups Unreached

76 (46.1%)

Progress Level

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Total
Population

20,724,000

Population in Unreached

3,148,000 (15.2%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (69.4%)

% Professing Christian **

7.5%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.3%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

** Only people groups with photos available are displayed **

Adi Andhra ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Agamudaiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Ansari ● Photo Source: Caleb Project © Copyrighted Used with permission	Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons	Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons
Bania ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Agarwal ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Bania Chetti ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Mahesri ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Porwal ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Banjara (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Matt Brandon © Copyrighted Used with permission
Bohra ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Boya ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian unspecified ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Hajam ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Hakki Pikki ● Photo Source: Philipose Vaidyar © Copyrighted Used with permission	Ilavan ● Photo Source: Nazly Ahmed Creative Commons Used with permission
Japanese ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	Jat (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous Used with permission	Jat (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Javanese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Kaikolan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Kapu ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Kasar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: First Assembly of God, St. Joseph, MI	Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Mahishya ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Malay, Javar ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Malayali ● Photo Source: Southeast Asia Link - SEALINK © Copyrighted Used with permission
Mangala ● Photo Source: JSE Ministries India	Mappila ● Photo Source: Kerala Tourism Creative Commons Used with permission	Maravan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Memon ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Moghal ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Nadar ● Photo Source: Bharat Nadar
Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission	Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pashtun, Northern ● Photo Source: George Gavrus
Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons	Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: COMIBAM / Sepal	Samban ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Sayyid ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Shaikh ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sindhi (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Sonar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sri Lanka Moor ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Syrian Christian ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Tamil (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Frisse82 Creative Commons	Teli (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor	Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Radhekrishna Yadav

Adi Andhra ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Agamudaiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Ansari ● Photo Source: Caleb Project © Copyrighted Used with permission	Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons
Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons	Bania ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Agarwal ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Bania Chetti ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Mahesri ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Porwal ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Banjara (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Matt Brandon © Copyrighted Used with permission
Bohra ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Boya ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian unspecified ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Hajam ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Hakki Pikki ● Photo Source: Philipose Vaidyar © Copyrighted Used with permission	Ilavan ● Photo Source: Nazly Ahmed Creative Commons Used with permission
Japanese ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	Jat (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous Used with permission	Jat (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Javanese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson
Kaikolan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Kapu ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Kasar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: First Assembly of God, St. Joseph, MI	Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Mahishya ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Malay, Javar ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Malayali ● Photo Source: Southeast Asia Link - SEALINK © Copyrighted Used with permission
Mangala ● Photo Source: JSE Ministries India	Mappila ● Photo Source: Kerala Tourism Creative Commons Used with permission	Maravan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Memon ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission
Moghal ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Nadar ● Photo Source: Bharat Nadar	Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission	Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission
Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pashtun, Northern ● Photo Source: George Gavrus
Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons	Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: COMIBAM / Sepal	Samban ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Sayyid ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission
Shaikh ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sindhi (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Sonar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sri Lanka Moor ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Syrian Christian ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Tamil (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Frisse82 Creative Commons	Teli (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor	Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Radhekrishna Yadav

Adi Andhra ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Agamudaiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Ansari ● Photo Source: Caleb Project © Copyrighted Used with permission
Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons	Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons
Bania ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Agarwal ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Bania Chetti ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission
Bania Mahesri ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Porwal ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Banjara (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Matt Brandon © Copyrighted Used with permission
Bohra ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Boya ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian unspecified ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission
Hajam ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Hakki Pikki ● Photo Source: Philipose Vaidyar © Copyrighted Used with permission	Ilavan ● Photo Source: Nazly Ahmed Creative Commons Used with permission
Japanese ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	Jat (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous Used with permission	Jat (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons
Javanese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Kaikolan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Kapu ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Kasar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: First Assembly of God, St. Joseph, MI	Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission
Mahishya ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Malay, Javar ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Malayali ● Photo Source: Southeast Asia Link - SEALINK © Copyrighted Used with permission
Mangala ● Photo Source: JSE Ministries India	Mappila ● Photo Source: Kerala Tourism Creative Commons Used with permission	Maravan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission
Memon ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Moghal ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Nadar ● Photo Source: Bharat Nadar
Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission	Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pashtun, Northern ● Photo Source: George Gavrus
Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons	Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: COMIBAM / Sepal	Samban ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Sayyid ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Shaikh ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sindhi (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Sonar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sri Lanka Moor ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Syrian Christian ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Tamil (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Frisse82 Creative Commons	Teli (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor
Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Radhekrishna Yadav

Adi Andhra ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Agamudaiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Ansari ● Photo Source: Caleb Project © Copyrighted Used with permission	Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons
Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons
Bania ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Agarwal ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Bania Chetti ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Bania Mahesri ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission
Bania Porwal ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Banjara (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Matt Brandon © Copyrighted Used with permission
Bohra ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Boya ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission
Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian unspecified ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Hajam ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons
Hakki Pikki ● Photo Source: Philipose Vaidyar © Copyrighted Used with permission	Ilavan ● Photo Source: Nazly Ahmed Creative Commons Used with permission
Japanese ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	Jat (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous Used with permission
Jat (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Javanese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson
Kaikolan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Kapu ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Kasar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: First Assembly of God, St. Joseph, MI	Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Mahishya ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission
Malay, Javar ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Malayali ● Photo Source: Southeast Asia Link - SEALINK © Copyrighted Used with permission
Mangala ● Photo Source: JSE Ministries India	Mappila ● Photo Source: Kerala Tourism Creative Commons Used with permission
Maravan ● Photo Source: India Missions Association © Copyrighted Used with permission	Memon ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission
Moghal ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Nadar ● Photo Source: Bharat Nadar
Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission	Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission
Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pashtun, Northern ● Photo Source: George Gavrus
Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons	Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: COMIBAM / Sepal
Samban ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Sayyid ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission
Shaikh ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sindhi (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Sonar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Steve Evans Creative Commons	Sri Lanka Moor ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Syrian Christian ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Tamil (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Frisse82 Creative Commons
Teli (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor	Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Radhekrishna Yadav