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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,282

% of World's
People Groups

42.1 %

Population

3,434,833,000

% 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 *
Nguan Laos 22,000 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.85 % ● 1
Nguon Vietnam 2,300 Nguon Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Senoufo, Niarafolo-Niafolo Côte d'Ivoire 86,000 Senoufo, Nyarafolo Islam ● 3.00 % 0.30 % ● 2
Nielim, Mjillem Chad 18,000 Niellim Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % ● 1
Makian, East Indonesia 35,000 Makian, East Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Makian, West Indonesia 47,000 Makian, West Islam ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 1
Makonde Mozambique 710,000 Makonde Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 14
Makwe Mozambique 54,000 Makwe Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.09 % ● 1
Makwe Tanzania 21,000 Makwe Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Nuristani, Malakhel Afghanistan 3,600 Dari Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ilwana Kenya 23,000 Kiwilwana Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % ● 1
Malay Comoros 1,000 Malay Islam ● 0.90 % 0.30 % ● 1
Malay Indonesia 3,325,000 Malay Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 67
Malay Malaysia 14,098,000 Malay Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.08 % ● 282
Maldivian, Malki Maldives 478,000 Maldivian Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 10
Malay Singapore 563,000 Malay Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % ● 11
Berau Indonesia 23,000 Malay, Berau Islam ☀︎ 0.09 % 0.09 % ● 1
Meratus, Bukit Indonesia 72,000 Malay, Bukit Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Kota Bangun Kutai Indonesia 149,000 Malay, Kota Bangun Kutai Islam ● 1.50 % 0.00 % ● 3
Malay, North Moluccan Indonesia 138,000 Malay, North Moluccan Islam ● 1.00 % 0.05 % ● 3
Kutai Indonesia 242,000 Malay, Tenggarong Kutai Islam ● 0.25 % 0.25 % ● 5
Wiwa Colombia 19,000 Sanka Ethnic Religions ● 2.10 % 0.40 % ● 1
Malimpung Indonesia 9,800 Malimpung Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mang China 600 Mang Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mang Vietnam 4,800 Mang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,282 People Groups   3,434,833,000             71,911
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