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Criteria

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

7,403

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,637,000

% 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 *
Pashtun, Southern Afghanistan 9,881,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % ● 198
Persian Afghanistan 678,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.12 % 0.10 % 14
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 10,831,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 217
Nuristani, Prasuni Afghanistan 9,900 Prasuni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Punjabi Afghanistan 6,100 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Qasilbash Afghanistan 306,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 6
Romani, Balkan Afghanistan 17,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sanglechi Afghanistan 2,800 Sanglechi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sau Afghanistan 4,900 Savi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shughni Afghanistan 46,000 Shughni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shumashti Afghanistan 1,600 Shumashti Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Pashayi, Southeast Afghanistan 560,000 Pashai, Southeast Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 11
Pashayi, Southwest Afghanistan 124,000 Pashai, Southwest Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 2
Arab, Tajiki Afghanistan 18,000 Arabic, Tajiki Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.20 % 1
Tangshuri Afghanistan 16,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Baloch, Western Afghanistan 478,000 Balochi, Western Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 10
Punjabi, Western Afghanistan 38,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 1
Wotapuri-Katarqalai Afghanistan 3,500 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tirahi Afghanistan 5,900 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nuristani, Tregami Afghanistan 4,300 Tregami Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,222,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 44
Ormuri Afghanistan 3,300 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Uyghur Afghanistan 3,500 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % 1
Uzbek, Southern Afghanistan 4,460,000 Uzbek, Southern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 89
Nuristani, Waigeli Afghanistan 32,000 Waigali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,403 People Groups   3,274,637,000             68,974
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