South Asian, general

The South Asian, general people group is reported in 59 countries

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Population All Countries

12,292,100

People Cluster

South Asia Other

Number of Countries

Number Unreached

Largest Religion

Hinduism

Progress

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%

Map Notes

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Country ▲	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings	Est. Workers Needed *
Andorra	600	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Anguilla	100	Hindi	Hinduism	2 ●	31.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Australia	414,000	English	Hinduism	4 ●	10.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Austria	23,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	5.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Barbados	4,000	Hindi	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Belgium	32,000	Urdu	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Belize	7,700	Hindi	Hinduism	4 ●	22.00 %	7.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Botswana	5,100	Gujarati	Hinduism	4 ●	35.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
British Virgin Islands	1,000	Hindi	Hinduism	4 ●	35.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Brunei	5,200	Hindi	Hinduism	4 ●	14.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Cambodia	1,700	Hindi	Hinduism	2 ●	9.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Canada	204,000	Hindi	Hinduism	4 ●	28.00 %	7.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
China, Hong Kong	42,000	Language unknown	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.80 %	0 Unspecified				1
Congo, Democratic Republic of	184,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.04 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	4
Côte d'Ivoire	2,500	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Cuba	34,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Cyprus	15,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Denmark	53,000	Urdu	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Djibouti	1,900	Hindi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Dominica	500	Hindi	Hinduism	2 ●	40.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Egypt	4,800	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Equatorial Guinea	1,400	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Eswatini	7,700	Hindi	Hinduism	2 ●	7.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Finland	11,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
France	274,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	5
Germany	195,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	4
Ghana	12,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Gibraltar	700	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Greece	120,000	Urdu	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	2
Grenada	4,100	Hindi	Hinduism	2 ●	42.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Iceland	600	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Ireland	32,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Italy	425,000	Urdu	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	9
Kazakhstan	1,800	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Korea, South	101,000	Language unknown	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified				2
Kuwait	1,313,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.67 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	26
Lesotho	2,100	Hindi	Hinduism	2 ●	8.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Luxembourg	1,300	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Maldives	4,900	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Mauritius	66,000	Bhojpuri	Hinduism	4 ●	6.00 %	3.00 %	4 New Testament	●	●	●	-1 -
Netherlands	223,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	4
New Zealand	161,000	English	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	3
Norway	27,000	Urdu	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Philippines	4,300	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Poland	3,300	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Portugal	79,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	2
Romania	1,500	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Russia	36,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Sierra Leone	15,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Somalia	21,000	Gujarati	Islam	1 ●	0.25 %	0.09 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Spain	126,000	Urdu	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	3
Sweden	61,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Switzerland	75,000	Sinhala	Buddhism	1 ●	5.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	2
Ukraine	9,000	Hindi	Hinduism	4 ●	4.00 %	2.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
United Arab Emirates	4,139,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	83
United Kingdom	3,043,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	3.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	61
United States	348,000	Hindi	Hinduism	2 ●	10.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Uzbekistan	1,300	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Yemen	309,000	Hindi	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.05 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	6
Totals: 59	12,292,100			44 ●	4.20 %	1.09 %					245

Other reported countries: 10

South Asian, general

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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Country ▲	Population	Progress Scale	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Antigua and Barbuda	300	5 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Bulgaria	300	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Cayman Islands	100	4 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Christmas Island	-1 Unknown	4 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Czechia	400	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Estonia	200	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Hungary	400	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Lithuania	300	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Malta	300	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Slovakia	400	1 ●	Hindi	Hinduism
Totals: 10

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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