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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 *
Miao, Guiyang Northern China 144,000 Miao, Northern Guiyang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 3
Miao, Enshi China 680,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.06 % ● 14
Miao, Changshu China 21,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 3.40 % 1.90 % ● 1
Miao, Baishi China 17,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Miana India 81,000 Gujarati Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Mewati (Muslim traditions) India 932,000 Hindi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Mewati (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,015,000 Sindhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 20
Mewahang Nepal 4,500 Mewahang, Eastern Other / Small ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Metyktire Brazil 100 Kayapo Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mesmedje Chad 91,000 Masmaje Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 2
Meratus, Bukit Indonesia 72,000 Malay, Bukit Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Merat (Muslim traditions) India 337,000 Hindi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 7
Merat (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 94,000 Saraiki Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Merat (Hindu traditions) India 54,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mer India 90,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Meo (Hindu traditions) India 304,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 6
Meo (Hindu traditions) Pakistan 6,700 Sindhi Hinduism ● 0.39 % 0.39 % ● 1
Menia China 1,600 Ersu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mengwu China 24,000 Sani Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mendriq Malaysia 200 Minriq Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Memon Sri Lanka 2,100 Gujarati Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Memon India 684,000 Gujarati Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 14
Memon Pakistan 173,000 Sindhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Melanau Brunei 500 Melanau, Central Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Meitei unspecified India 1,608,000 Meitei Hinduism ● 1.07 % ● 32
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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