South Asian, general

The South Asian, general people group is reported in 58 countries

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Population All Countries

10,798,500

People Cluster

South Asian, 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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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Country ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Professing Christian	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings
Andorra	600	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.30 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Anguilla	100	Hindi	2 ●	Hinduism	31.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Australia	412,000	English	4 ●	Hinduism	10.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Austria	23,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	0.60 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Barbados	4,000	Hindi	1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	1.50 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Belgium	32,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	2.00 %	0.80 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Belize	7,700	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	22.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Botswana	5,300	Gujarati	4 ●	Hinduism	35.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
British Virgin Islands	1,100	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	35.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Brunei	5,300	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	14.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Cambodia	1,700	Hindi	2 ●	Hinduism	9.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Canada	204,000	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	28.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
China, Hong Kong	42,000	Language unknown	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	0.80 %	1	0 Unspecified
Congo, Democratic Republic of	184,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.04 %	4	5 Complete	●	●	●
Côte d'Ivoire	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Cuba	35,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.20 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Cyprus	15,000	Sinhala	1 ●	Buddhism	3.00 %	0.40 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Denmark	53,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	0.50 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Djibouti	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Dominica	500	Hindi	2 ●	Hinduism	40.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Egypt	4,900	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Equatorial Guinea	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Eswatini	10,000	Hindi	2 ●	Hinduism	7.00 %	0.50 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Finland	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
France	276,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.20 %	6	5 Complete	●	●	●
Germany	192,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.20 %	4	5 Complete	●	●	●
Ghana	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.10 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Gibraltar	700	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Greece	128,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	0.70 %	3	5 Complete	●	●	●
Grenada	4,000	Hindi	2 ●	Hinduism	42.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Iceland	600	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Ireland	31,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.50 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Italy	416,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	0.50 %	8	5 Complete	●	●	●
Korea, South	101,000	Language unknown	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	1.00 %	2	0 Unspecified
Kuwait	1,326,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	0.67 %	27	5 Complete	●	●	●
Lesotho	2,300	Hindi	2 ●	Hinduism	8.00 %	0.50 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Luxembourg	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Maldives	4,300	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	0.50 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Mauritius	66,000	Bhojpuri	4 ●	Hinduism	6.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -	4 New Testament	●	●	●
Netherlands	223,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	1.00 %	4	5 Complete	●	●	●
New Zealand	161,000	English	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	3	5 Complete	●	●	●
Norway	27,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	0.70 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Philippines	4,300	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	0.10 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Poland	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Portugal	80,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	2.00 %	2	5 Complete	●	●	●
Romania	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	2.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Russia	35,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.30 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Sierra Leone	15,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.20 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Somalia	22,000	Gujarati	1 ●	Islam	0.25 %	0.09 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Spain	125,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	5.00 %	1.00 %	3	5 Complete	●	●	●
Sweden	61,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	0.50 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Switzerland	75,000	Sinhala	1 ●	Buddhism	5.00 %	1.50 %	2	5 Complete	●	●	●
Ukraine	8,900	Hindi	4 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
United Arab Emirates	2,658,000	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.70 %	53	5 Complete	●	●	●
United Kingdom	3,017,000	Urdu	1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	1.50 %	60	5 Complete	●	●	●
United States	348,000	Hindi	2 ●	Hinduism	10.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Uzbekistan	1,300	Hindi	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Yemen	313,000	Hindi	1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.05 %	6	5 Complete	●	●	●
Totals: 58	10,798,500		43 ●		4.23 %	1.14 %	215

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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