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South Asian, general

The South Asian, general people group is reported in 56 countries

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Population All Countries

10,799,000

People Cluster

South Asian, other

Number of Countries

Number Unreached

Largest Religion

Hinduism

Progress

Map Notes

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Country ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Professing Christian	% Evangelical	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings
Andorra	500	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.30 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Anguilla	100	Hindi	3 ●	Hinduism	31.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Australia	400,000	English	4 ●	Hinduism	10.00 %	3.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Austria	22,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	0.60 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Barbados	4,000	Hindi	1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	1.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Belgium	32,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	2.00 %	0.80 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Belize	7,300	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	22.00 %	7.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Botswana	5,200	Gujarati	4 ●	Hinduism	35.00 %	5.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
British Virgin Islands	1,000	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	35.00 %	5.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Brunei	5,200	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	14.00 %	3.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Cambodia	1,700	Hindi	3 ●	Hinduism	9.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Canada	198,000	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	28.00 %	7.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
China, Hong Kong	41,000	Language unknown	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	0.80 %	-1 Unknown
Congo, Democratic Republic of	171,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.04 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Côte d'Ivoire	2,300	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Cuba	35,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.20 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Cyprus	15,000	Sinhala	1 ●	Buddhism	3.00 %	0.40 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Denmark	52,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Djibouti	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Dominica	500	Hindi	3 ●	Hinduism	40.00 %	1.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Egypt	4,500	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Equatorial Guinea	900	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Finland	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
France	273,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Germany	189,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.20 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Ghana	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.10 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Gibraltar	600	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Greece	126,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	0.70 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Grenada	3,900	Hindi	3 ●	Hinduism	42.00 %	1.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Iceland	600	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Ireland	31,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Italy	421,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Kuwait	1,224,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Lesotho	2,200	Hindi	3 ●	Hinduism	8.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Luxembourg	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Mauritius	66,000	Bhojpuri	4 ●	Hinduism	6.00 %	3.00 %	3 NT	●	●	●
Netherlands	222,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	1.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
New Zealand	154,000	English	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Norway	26,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	0.70 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Philippines	4,100	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	0.10 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Poland	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Portugal	80,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Romania	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	2.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Russia	35,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.30 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Sierra Leone	13,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Somalia	15,000	Gujarati	1 ●	Islam	0.25 %	0.09 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Spain	125,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	5.00 %	1.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Swaziland	9,300	Hindi	3 ●	Hinduism	7.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Sweden	60,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Switzerland	73,000	Sinhala	1 ●	Buddhism	5.00 %	1.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Ukraine	9,100	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
United Arab Emirates	2,551,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
United Kingdom	3,418,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	1.50 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
United States	343,000	Hindi	3 ●	Hinduism	10.00 %	1.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Uzbekistan	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.00 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Yemen	294,000	Hindi	1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.05 %	4 Complete	●	●	●
Totals: 56	10,799,000		41 ●		4.22 %	1.09 %

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
Czech Republic	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

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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	Formerly or falsely 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%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%