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Criteria

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

7,280

% of World's
People Groups

42.0 %

Population

3,397,482,000

% 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 *
Han Chinese, Waxiang China 372,000 Waxianghua Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.22 % ● 7
Han Chinese, Xiang China 35,647,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 713
Hmong Bua China 68,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.60 % ● 1
Han Tai China 57,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.70 % 0.70 % ● 1
Hdzanggur China 5,600 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Hmong Be China 1,400 Miao, Large Flowery Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Hmong Dlex Nchab China 21,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Hmong Leng China 326,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.20 % ● 7
Hmong Njua China 55,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.95 % ● 1
Hmong Shua, Sinicized China 353,000 Sinicized Miao Ethnic Religions ● 2.50 % 1.80 % ● 7
Hmu, Eastern China 594,000 Miao, Eastern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.22 % ● 12
Hmu, Northern China 2,094,000 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.25 % ● 42
Hongjin Tai China 97,000 Tai Hongjin Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.40 % ● 2
Miao, Hua China 787,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.17 % ● 16
Huayao Tai China 91,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.29 % ● 2
Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,200 sTodsde Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jiarong, Sidabao China 7,100 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jiarong, Situ China 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % ● 4
Jiasou China 40,000 Sani Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 1
Jinuo China 23,000 Jinuo, Youle Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.52 % ● 1
Jinuo, Buyuan China 1,600 Jinuo, Buyuan Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.59 % ● 1
Kazakh, Qinghai China 3,700 Kazakh Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Keji China 2,600 Tibetan, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kemei China 1,700 Kemiehua Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Keriya China 800 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,280 People Groups   3,397,482,000             71,187
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