Frontier Peoples: 100,000 and above Overview
People Groups
1,044
Population
1,729,522,000
% of Unreached
People Groups
14.8 %
% of Unreached Population
55.0 %
% of World's
People Groups
6.1 %
% of World Population
22.8 %
Frontier Peoples are unreached groups most needing pioneer church planting. Frontier Peoples are less than or equal to 0.1% Christian and an approximation of groups without a known gospel movement.
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | All Countries |
Population | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abkhaz | Turkey | Listing | 160,000 | Abkhaz | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 3 |
|
Ad Dharmi | India | Listing | 741,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 15 |
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Adyghe | Turkey | Listing | 340,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 7 |
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Adyghe, West Circassian | Russia | Listing | 140,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 1 ● | 0.08 % | 3 |
|
Afar | Djibouti | Listing | 316,000 | Afar | Islam | 1 ● | 0.03 % | 6 |
|
Afghan, Tajik | Afghanistan | Listing | 9,801,000 | Dari | Islam | 1 ● | 0.01 % | 196 |
|
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Afghan, Tajik | Iran | Listing | 391,000 | Dari | Islam | 1 ● | 0.01 % | 8 |
|
Afshari | Iran | Listing | 369,000 | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 7 |
|
Agri | India | Listing | 416,000 | Marathi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 8 |
|
Ahar | India | Listing | 1,436,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 29 |
|
Aheria | India | Listing | 160,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 3 |
|
Aimaq | Afghanistan | Listing | 1,491,000 | Aimaq | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 30 |
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Aimaq | Iran | Listing | 230,000 | Aimaq | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 5 |
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Akhdam, Arabized Blacks | Yemen | Listing | 1,457,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 29 |
|
Akkin | Russia | Listing | 103,000 | Chechen | Islam | 1 ● | 0.01 % | 2 |
|
Alawite | Lebanon | Listing | 146,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 3 |
|
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Alawite | Syria | Listing | 1,327,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.02 % | 27 |
|
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Alawite | Turkey | Listing | 538,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.03 % | 11 |
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Albanian, Macedonian | Macedonia | Listing | 521,000 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 10 |
|
Algerian, Arabic-speaking | Egypt | Listing | 1,651,000 | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.02 % | 33 |
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Algerian, Arabic-speaking | Libya | Listing | 278,000 | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 6 |
|
Amat | India | Listing | 254,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 5 |
|
Amdo, Hbrogpa | China | Listing | 738,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.05 % | 15 |
|
Amdo, Rongba | China | Listing | 161,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.01 % | 3 |
|
Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa | China | Listing | 185,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.05 % | 4 |
|
Amdo, Rtahu | China | Listing | 100,000 | Tibetan, Amdo | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Andh | India | Listing | 490,000 | Marathi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.02 % | 10 |
|
Ani | China | Listing | 109,000 | Axi | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Ansari | Bangladesh | Listing | 1,261,000 | Bengali | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 25 |
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Ansari | India | Listing | 10,505,000 | Urdu | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 210 |
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Ansari | Pakistan | Listing | 4,580,000 | Punjabi, Western | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 92 |
|
Arab, Bedouin | Jordan | Listing | 1,341,000 | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.01 % | 27 |
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Arab, Cyrenaican | Libya | Listing | 1,619,000 | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 32 |
|
Arab, Hadrami | Yemen | Listing | 1,520,000 | Arabic, Hadrami Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 30 |
|
Arab, Libyan | Libya | Listing | 1,841,000 | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 37 |
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Arab, Northern Yemeni | Saudi Arabia | Listing | 264,000 | Arabic, Sanaani Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 5 |
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Arab, Northern Yemeni | Yemen | Listing | 12,111,000 | Arabic, Sanaani Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 242 |
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Arab, Omani | Yemen | Listing | 214,000 | Arabic, Omani Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 4 |
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Arab, Saharan | Mali | Listing | 140,000 | Hassaniyya | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | Iraq | Listing | 1,673,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 33 |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | Jordan | Listing | 100,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.01 % | 2 |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | Kuwait | Listing | 250,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 5 |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | Syria | Listing | 1,321,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 26 |
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Arab, Tihami | Saudi Arabia | Listing | 149,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Arab, Tihami | Yemen | Listing | 4,215,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 84 |
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Arab, Yemeni | Egypt | Listing | 190,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.08 % | 4 |
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Arab, Yemeni | Saudi Arabia | Listing | 232,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 5 |
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Arab, Yemeni | Yemen | Listing | 6,324,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 126 |
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Arain (Hindu traditions) | India | Listing | 276,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 6 |
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Arain (Muslim traditions) | India | Listing | 133,000 | Urdu | Islam | 1 ● | 0.00 % | 3 |
| Totals: | 1,044 Peoples | 1,729,522,000 | 34,565 |