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Criteria

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

7,406

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,230,216,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Khampa Eastern China 1,613,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % ● 32
Bashkir Russia 1,616,000 Bashkort Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % ● 32
Kisan India 1,621,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.67 % ● 32
Khati (Hindu traditions) India 1,630,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 33
Berber, Imazighen Algeria 1,646,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ● 0.70 % 0.63 % ● 33
Bosniak Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,650,000 Bosnian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % ● 33
Deaf Pakistan 1,652,000 Pakistan Sign Language Islam ● 2.45 % ● 33
Tharu Nepal 1,659,000 Tharu, Kathariya Hinduism ● 3.41 % ● 33
Mahyavanshi India 1,661,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.51 % ● 33
Zhuang, Guibei China 1,663,000 Zhuang, Guibei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 33
Albanian Kosovo 1,668,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % ● 33
Koli Mahadev India 1,669,000 Marathi Hinduism ☀ 0.07 % ● 33
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 1,694,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 34
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Egypt 1,695,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.10 % 0.00 % 34
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Iraq 1,710,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 34
Maninka, Western Senegal 1,710,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 0.50 % 0.13 % ● 34
Khandait India 1,724,000 Odia Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % ● 34
Zhuang, Liujiang China 1,730,000 Zhuang, Liujiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 35
Zhuang, Zuojiang China 1,732,000 Zhuang, Zuojiang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % ● 35
Soninke Mali 1,735,000 Soninke Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 35
Zaza-Dimli Turkey 1,740,000 Zazaki, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 35
Moghal India 1,745,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 35
Kol India 1,756,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.06 % ● 35
Arab, Sudanese Egypt 1,757,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.26 % 35
Mal (Hindu traditions) India 1,758,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % ● 35
Totals:  7,406 People Groups   3,230,216,000             68,351
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