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Criteria

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

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 *
Makrani (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 89,000 Urdu Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Makrani (Hindu traditions) India 2,800 Punjabi, Eastern Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Makonde Mayotte 2,100 Makonde Islam ● 1.00 % 0.10 % 1
Makonde Mozambique 710,000 Makonde Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 14
Makian, West Indonesia 47,000 Makian, West Islam ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 1
Makian, East Indonesia 35,000 Makian, East Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Makhuwa, Nahara Mozambique 460,000 Makhuwa Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % ● 9
Makhmi India 14,000 Kashmiri Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Makhmi Pakistan 128,000 Balti Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Makassar Indonesia 2,477,000 Makasar Islam ● 1.00 % 0.02 % ● 50
Majothi India 1,000 Kacchi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Majjula India 21,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Majhwar Bangladesh 19,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Majhwar India 210,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.50 % ● 4
Majhi India 135,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.32 % ● 3
Majhi Nepal 96,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.95 % ● 2
Majera Chad 1,500 Majera Islam ● 0.11 % 0.00 % ● 1
Maiwa Indonesia 77,000 Maiwa (Indonesia) Islam ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Mairiri Indonesia 300 Mariri Islam ● 4.33 % 1.00 % ● 1
Mairal India 1,400 Marathi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Maimal Bangladesh 155,000 Sylheti Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Maimal India 2,400 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Maila India 3,100 Tulu Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mahyavanshi India 1,878,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.51 % ● 38
Mahyavanshi Pakistan 24,000 Sindhi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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