Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,510

Est. Population
of Adherents

728,731,000

People Groups Unreached

798

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

138,838,000

People Groups Frontier

354

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

14,941,000

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Macushi	Venezuela	500	Macushi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Madhiban	Somalia	8,800	Somali	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Madole	Indonesia	3,700	Modole	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mafa	Nigeria	9,500	Mafa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Magahat, Karolanos	Philippines	12,000	Binukidnon, Southern	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Magdhi, Widala	Nigeria	5,600	Maghdi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Magi	Papua New Guinea	-1 Unknown	Magi	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Magu	Nigeria	24,000	Mvanip	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mah Meri, Besisi	Malaysia	4,300	Mah Meri	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Mahafaly	Madagascar	472,000	Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maidu, Northwest	United States	200	English	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maindo	Mozambique	47,000	Maindo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Majera	Cameroon	900	Majera	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maka	Paraguay	1,300	Maka	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Makhuwana	Mozambique	4,730,000	Makhuwa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Makhuwana	South Africa	19,000	Makhuwa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Marrevone	Mozambique	484,000	Makhuwa-Marrevone	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0-0.1% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Meetto	Mozambique	1,618,000	Makhuwa-Meetto	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	32
	Makhuwa-Meetto	Zimbabwe	19,000	Makhuwa-Meetto	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Moniga	Mozambique	486,000	Makhuwa-Moniga	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Saka	Mozambique	477,000	Makhuwa-Saka	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Shirima	Mozambique	1,008,000	Makhuwa-Shirima	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maku'a	Timor-Leste	-1 Unknown	Fataluku	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makuna	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Macuna	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mal	Laos	39,000	Mal	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	2,510 Peoples		728,731,000				798 ◼︎ (354 ✸︎)			3,028

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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