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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,215

% of World's
People Groups

41.8 %

Population

3,431,570,000

% 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 *
Shui China 329,000 Sui Ethnic Religions ● 0.28 % 0.25 % ● 7
Shughni, Shugnan-Rushan Tajikistan 93,000 Shughni Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Shughni Afghanistan 50,000 Shughni Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shorgar (Muslim traditions) India 4,800 Mewari Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shorgar (Hindu traditions) India 2,000 Punjabi, Eastern Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shirazi Tanzania 748,000 Swahili Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 15
Shinligar India 7,300 Kannada Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shin Pakistan 43,000 Shina Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shikaki Türkiye (Turkey) 26,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shikaki Iran 31,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shihuh, Al-Shihuh Oman 17,000 Arabic, Shihhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shihuh United Arab Emirates 19,000 Arabic, Shihhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shifir Sudan 36,000 Karko Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shidi (Siddi) Pakistan 4,700 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shershabdia (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,800 Sindhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shershabdia (Muslim traditions) India 39,000 Hindi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,900 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 1.38 % ● 1
Sherpa United States 5,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa Nepal 127,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % ● 3
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherifi Sudan 229,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 5
Sherdukpen India 3,900 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % ● 1
Sherdukpen Bhutan 300 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,215 People Groups   3,431,570,000             71,755
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