Sri Lanka People Group Photos

Country: Sri Lanka South Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

166

People Groups Unreached

70 (42.2%)

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

20,832,000

Population in Unreached

2,976,000 (14.3%)

Largest Religion

Buddhism (69.3%)

% Professing Christian **

7.6%

% 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: Biswarup Ganguly Creative Commons Used with permission	Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons	Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Imran Ali Arain Creative Commons	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons
Bania ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Anonymous	Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Thamizhpparithi Maari Creative Commons Used with permission
Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	Govigama ● Photo Source: Sanath Athukorala	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	Kumhar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Used with permission	Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Mahishya ● Photo Source: Anonymous
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: Anonymous	Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission	Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Panar ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pashtun, Pathan ● Photo Source: Meena Kadri Creative Commons Used with permission	Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons	Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Etan Doronne Creative Commons Used with permission	Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor
Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Wahumpura ● Photo Source: Brett Davies	Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous

Adi Andhra ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Agamudaiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Ansari ● Photo Source: Biswarup Ganguly Creative Commons Used with permission	Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons
Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Imran Ali Arain Creative Commons	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons	Bania ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Anonymous	Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Thamizhpparithi Maari Creative Commons Used with permission	Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	Govigama ● Photo Source: Sanath Athukorala	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
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Used with permission	Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Mahishya ● Photo Source: Anonymous
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: Anonymous
Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission	Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Panar ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pashtun, Pathan ● Photo Source: Meena Kadri Creative Commons Used with permission	Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons
Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Etan Doronne Creative Commons Used with permission	Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor	Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Wahumpura ● Photo Source: Brett Davies
Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous

Adi Andhra ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Agamudaiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Ansari ● Photo Source: Biswarup Ganguly Creative Commons Used with permission
Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons	Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Imran Ali Arain Creative Commons	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons
Bania ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Anonymous	Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Thamizhpparithi Maari Creative Commons Used with permission
Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission	Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project
Govigama ● Photo Source: Sanath Athukorala	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	Kumhar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Used with permission
Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Mahishya ● Photo Source: Anonymous
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: Anonymous	Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission
Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Panar ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission	Pashtun, Pathan ● Photo Source: Meena Kadri Creative Commons Used with permission
Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons	Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Etan Doronne Creative Commons Used with permission	Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor
Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Wahumpura ● Photo Source: Brett Davies	Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous

Adi Andhra ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Agamudaiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Ansari ● Photo Source: Biswarup Ganguly Creative Commons Used with permission	Arab ● Photo Source: Pat Brasil Creative Commons
Arain (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Imran Ali Arain Creative Commons	Baloch ● Photo Source: Ahsan Ali Creative Commons
Bania ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Anonymous
Brahmin ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Burgher ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Burmese ● Photo Source: Kerry Olson	Chakkiliyan ● Photo Source: Thamizhpparithi Maari Creative Commons Used with permission
Chinese, general ● Photo Source: Ming Xia Creative Commons	Christian ● Photo Source: Isudas © Copyrighted Used with permission
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	Govigama ● Photo Source: Sanath Athukorala
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
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Used with permission	Kuravan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Lohar (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous © Copyrighted Used with permission	Mahishya ● Photo Source: Anonymous
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: Anonymous
Nair ● Photo Source: Joshua Project Creative Commons Used with permission	Namassej ● Photo Source: Create International © Copyrighted Used with permission
Pallan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Panar ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Paraiyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Parsee ● Photo Source: Etnopedia © Copyrighted Used with permission
Pashtun, Pathan ● Photo Source: Meena Kadri Creative Commons Used with permission	Rajput (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Sasvata Chatterjee Creative Commons
Rajput (Muslim traditions) ● Photo Source: Joshua Project	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: Etan Doronne Creative Commons Used with permission
Valluvan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vannan ● Photo Source: Anonymous
Vanniyan ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Vedda ● Photo Source: Janet Raynor
Viswakarma ● Photo Source: Anonymous	Wahumpura ● Photo Source: Brett Davies
Yadav (Hindu traditions) ● Photo Source: Anonymous