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Criteria

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

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Romam Vietnam 700 Romam Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.63 % ● 1
Tai Daeng Vietnam 171,000 Tai Daeng Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.35 % ● 3
Tai Dam Vietnam 853,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 0.17 % 0.14 % ● 17
Tai Thanh Vietnam 24,000 Tai Thanh Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.10 % ● 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 110,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 2
Tai Pao Vietnam 11,000 Tai Pao Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ta'oih Vietnam 54,000 Ta'oih, Upper Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.13 % ● 1
Tai Do Vietnam 400 Tai Yo Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tay Tac Vietnam Unknown Tay Tac Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 0
Tay Vietnam 1,886,000 Tay Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.03 % ● 38
Cham, Western Vietnam 48,000 Cham, Western Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.00 % 1
Tsun-Lao Vietnam 14,000 Ts'un-Lao Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.08 % ● 1
Maleng Vietnam 1,200 Maleng Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Indonesian Vietnam 4,500 Indonesian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Bouyei Vietnam 69,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.01 % ● 1
Miao, Hua Vietnam 4,400 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Lachi Vietnam 15,000 Lachi Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.05 % ● 1
Kucong Vietnam 8,100 Kucong Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.24 % ● 1
Tai Lue Vietnam 7,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Don, White Tai Vietnam 342,000 Tai Don Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.25 % ● 7
Zhuang, Yongnan Vietnam 13,000 Zhuang, Yongnan Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.16 % 1
Khmu Vietnam 93,000 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.01 % ● 2
Alu Vietnam 4,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 0.19 % 0.00 % 1
Pa Hng Vietnam 8,400 Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Lachi, White Vietnam 2,300 Lachi, White Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.05 % ● 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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