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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
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People Groups

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Newah Nepal 1,522,000 Newar Hinduism ● 0.91 % ● 30
Nepali, general United Arab Emirates 96,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 2
Nepali, general Australia 136,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % 3
Nepali, general Myanmar (Burma) 298,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 6
Nepali, general Canada 8,500 Nepali Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Nepali, general Finland 4,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Nepali, general China, Hong Kong 17,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % 1
Nepali, general Malaysia 252,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.80 % 5
Nepali, general New Zealand 2,900 Nepali Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 1
Nepalese, Gurkha Brunei 2,200 Nepali Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 1
Nenets, Yurak Samoyed Russia 49,000 Nenets Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.67 % ● 1
Nemadi, lkoku Mauritania 500 Hassaniyya Islam ● 0.60 % 0.60 % ● 1
Neisu, Xiao Hei China 9,800 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.13 % ● 1
Neisu, Da Hei China 8,400 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Negrito, Mamanwa Philippines 10,000 Minamanwa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Negidal, Nizovsk Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Negedbeher, Weyto Ethiopia 2,300 Amharic Islam ● 4.40 % 0.67 % ● 1
Nedebang Indonesia 1,900 Nedebang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Ndengereko Tanzania 98,000 Ndengereko Islam ● 2.00 % 0.70 % ● 2
Ndam, Dam Chad 25,000 Ndam Islam ● 0.10 % 0.08 % ● 1
Naza China 1,700 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nayini Iran 9,500 Nayini Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nayadi India 96,000 Gujarati Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Naxi, Northern China 3,300 Naxi Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Naxi China 337,000 Naxi Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.07 % ● 7
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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