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Criteria

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

7,282

% of World's
People Groups

42.1 %

Population

3,434,833,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Malaysia 88,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Bisaya, Sabah Malaysia 78,000 Bisaya, Sabah Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Buginese Malaysia 156,000 Malay Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Burmese Malaysia 32,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.17 % 1
Thai Malaysia 32,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 1
Che Wong, Siwang Malaysia 600 Cheq Wong Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.49 % ● 1
Rohingya Malaysia 96,000 Rohingya Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Malay, Cocos Islands Malaysia 6,200 Malay Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Duano, Orang Kuala Malaysia 5,300 Duano Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Gujarati Malaysia 32,000 Gujarati Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hindi Malaysia 64,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hui Malaysia 16,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jah Hut, Cheres Malaysia 4,800 Jah Hut Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.10 % ● 1
Jakun, Djakun Malaysia 34,000 Jakun Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Japanese Malaysia 16,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Kanarese Malaysia 64,000 Kannada Hinduism ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Kanowit Malaysia 600 Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kayaman Malaysia 1,200 Kajaman Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Kintaq Malaysia 100 Kintaq Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 1.00 % ● 1
Bajau, West Coast Malaysia 261,000 Bajau, West Coast Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 5
Lanoh Malaysia 400 Lanoh Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mah Meri, Besisi Malaysia 4,300 Mah Meri Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Narom Malaysia 4,700 Narom Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Nepali, general Malaysia 252,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.80 % 5
Malay Malaysia 14,098,000 Malay Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.08 % ● 282
Totals:  7,282 People Groups   3,434,833,000             71,911
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