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Criteria

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

7,425

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,259,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism ● 0.34 % 0.34 % ● 1
Mang China 600 Mang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Miao, Guiyang Northwestern China 10,000 Miao, Northern Guiyang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Miao, Luobohe China 103,000 Miao, Luopohe Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Hezhen China 4,900 Nanai Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Uzbek, Northern China 22,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ● 0.50 % 0.29 % ● 1
Numao China 2,300 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nunu China 63,000 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kalmyk, Torgut China 192,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 4
De'ang, Pale China 11,000 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 0.12 % 0.12 % 1
Paiwan China 700 Paiwan Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Khmu, Puman China 30,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 1
Pumi China 50,000 Pumi, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % ● 1
Riang China 2,000 Riang Lang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Salar China 149,000 Salar Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 3
Samei China 22,000 Samei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 1
She China 660,000 She Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.12 % ● 13
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shui, Yunnan China 12,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.20 % ● 1
Tai Dam China 45,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % ● 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 490,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % ● 10
Tatar China 8,200 Tatar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Teleut China Unknown Altai, Northern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,425 People Groups   3,367,259,000             70,747
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