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Criteria

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

7,441

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,237,713,000

% of World Population

41.7 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents ▼		 %
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Challa Ghana 4,700 Chala Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Deaf Sudan 438,000 Language unknown Islam ● 5.00 % ● 9
Lele Guinea 52,000 Lele Islam ● 5.00 % 1.62 % ● 1
Lamalera Indonesia 4,700 Lamalera Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lembata, West Indonesia 9,400 Lembata, West Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sama-Bajau Philippines 130,000 Sama, Central Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 3
Karapoto Brazil 2,400 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Acheron Sudan 22,000 Acheron Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Gorani North Macedonia 5,900 Macedonian Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Gorani Kosovo 11,000 Serbian Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Gorani Albania 35,000 Serbian Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Hmong Njua French Guiana 4,400 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.20 % 1
Han Chinese, Xiang Malaysia 66,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Evenki Russia 39,000 Evenki Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.18 % ● 1
Lola, Warabal Indonesia 1,000 Lola Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Singapore 109,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 5.00 % 0.80 % 2
Malayali Singapore 27,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Yupik, Naukan Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Ajuru Brazil 300 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yagua Colombia 1,000 Yagua Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Warnang, Werni Sudan 5,600 Warnang Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Vige, Viemo Burkina Faso 15,000 Viemo Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.40 % ● 1
Wakatobi Indonesia 283,000 Tukang Besi South Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 6
Trumai Brazil 300 Trumai Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,441 People Groups   3,237,713,000             68,495
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