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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
Progress Gauge

People Groups

7,215

% of World's
People Groups

41.8 %

Population

3,431,570,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Zhuang, Minz China 182,000 Zhuang, Minz Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.20 % ● 4
Arab, North Iraqi Greece 6,900 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, North Iraqi Iraq 10,142,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % ● 203
Arab, North Iraqi Jordan 460,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % 9
Arab, North Iraqi Syria 487,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % 10
Tatar, Mishari Russia 800 Tatar Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Phowa, Labo China 22,000 Phowa, Labo Ethnic Religions ● 0.40 % 0.20 % ● 1
Phuza China 6,600 Phuza Ethnic Religions ● 0.40 % 0.20 % ● 1
Egyptian, Balkan Kosovo 10,000 Albanian, Tosk Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Marsh Iraq 52,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam ● 0.40 % 0.20 % ● 1
Somali Bantu United States 54,000 Maay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Kerinci Indonesia 306,000 Kerinci Islam ● 1.50 % 0.21 % ● 6
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Argentina 177,000 Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 0.21 % 0.21 % ● 4
Azerbaijani Azerbaijan 8,000,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ● 0.40 % 0.22 % ● 160
Laba China 301,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.22 % ● 6
Han Chinese, Waxiang China 372,000 Waxianghua Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.22 % ● 7
Zaiwa China 120,000 Zaiwa Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.22 % ● 2
Hmu, Eastern China 594,000 Miao, Eastern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.22 % ● 12
Xibe China 235,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 0.50 % 0.22 % ● 5
Java Mancanegari Indonesia 21,263,000 Javanese Islam ● 1.00 % 0.22 % ● 425
Tai Pong China 118,000 Tai Nua Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.22 % ● 2
Somali Ethiopia 8,214,000 Somali Islam ● 0.35 % 0.22 % 164
Fulani, Western Burkina Faso 1,406,000 Fulfulde, Western Niger Islam ● 0.70 % 0.23 % ● 28
Jewish, Israeli Israel 5,082,000 Hebrew Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.23 % ● 102
Vai Liberia 202,000 Vai Islam ● 0.70 % 0.23 % ● 4
Totals:  7,215 People Groups   3,431,570,000             71,755
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