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Criteria

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

7,398

% of World's
People Groups

42.4 %

Population

3,274,207,000

% of World Population

41.8 %

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Photo ▼ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Zaza-Alevi Turkey 202,000 Zazaki, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 4
Zarma Benin 13,000 Zarma Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
Zarma Ghana 9,500 Zarma Islam ● 0.50 % 0.08 % 1
Zarma Mali 2,300 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Zarma Niger 4,560,000 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 91
Zarma Nigeria 156,000 Zarma Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Zargar (Muslim traditions) India 4,700 Kashmiri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Zargar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 7,800 Shina Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Zaramo Tanzania 1,286,000 Zaramo Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 26
Zaomin China 48,000 Dzao Min Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.56 % ● 1
Zamral (Hindu traditions) India 6,900 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Zaiwa China 122,000 Zaiwa Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.22 % ● 2
Zaghawa Chad 164,000 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Zaghawa Libya 9,300 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Zaghawa Sudan 121,000 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 6,100 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
Yoruk Bulgaria 1,000 Balkan Gagauz Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,398 People Groups   3,274,207,000             68,953
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