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Criteria

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

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,343,532,000

% of World Population

42.3 %

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Photo ▼ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
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Zaza-Alevi Germany 31,000 Zazaki, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Zaza-Alevi Turkey 203,000 Zazaki, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 4
Zarma Benin 14,000 Zarma Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
Zarma Ghana 9,700 Zarma Islam ● 0.50 % 0.08 % 1
Zarma Mali 2,400 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Zarma Niger 4,733,000 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 95
Zarma Nigeria 160,000 Zarma Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Zargar (Muslim traditions) India 5,600 Kashmiri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Zargar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 9,300 Shina Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Zaramo Tanzania 1,323,000 Zaramo Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 26
Zaomin China 48,000 Dzao Min Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.56 % ● 1
Zamral (Hindu traditions) India 8,100 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Zaiwa China 122,000 Zaiwa Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.22 % ● 2
Zaghawa Chad 169,000 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Zaghawa Libya 9,500 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Zaghawa Sudan 124,000 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 2
Za, Charumba China 800 Zakhring Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yupik, Naukan Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Yukaghir, Chuvan Ukraine 200 Ukrainian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yugur, Saragh China 13,000 Yugur, West Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.50 % ● 1
Yugur, Enger China 6,200 Yugur, East Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % ● 1
Yoy Laos 12,000 Yoy Ethnic Religions ● 0.19 % 0.19 % ● 1
Yoy Thailand 8,000 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % ● 1
Younuo China 23,000 Bunu, Younuo Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Youmai China 2,800 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,343,532,000             70,266
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