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Criteria

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

7,399

% of World's
People Groups

42.4 %

Population

3,278,489,000

% 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 *
Bengali, Sylhetti United Kingdom 123,000 Sylheti Islam ● 0.30 % 0.04 % 2
Arab, Yemeni United Kingdom 34,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.00 % 1
Arab, Saudi - Najdi United Kingdom 24,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Palestinian United Kingdom 20,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Omani United Kingdom 2,200 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 1
Arab, Libyan United Kingdom 25,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi United Kingdom 72,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
Afghani, general United Kingdom 79,000 Dari Islam ● 0.40 % 0.40 % 2
Turk United Arab Emirates 10,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai United Arab Emirates 3,300 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Swahili United Arab Emirates 5,400 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
South Asian, general United Arab Emirates 3,977,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.00 % 0.70 % 80
South Asian, Bengali-speaking United Arab Emirates 77,000 Bengali Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 2
Somali, Issa United Arab Emirates 42,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Socotran United Arab Emirates 16,000 Soqotri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shihuh United Arab Emirates 20,000 Arabic, Shihhi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Romani, Domari United Arab Emirates 70,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % ● 1
Rohingya United Arab Emirates 51,000 Rohingya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Persian United Arab Emirates 319,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 6
Pashtun, Southern United Arab Emirates 147,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Pashtun, Northern United Arab Emirates 399,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Nepali, general United Arab Emirates 100,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 2
Malay United Arab Emirates 30,000 Malay Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % 1
Japanese United Arab Emirates 4,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Hazara United Arab Emirates 101,000 Hazaragi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Totals:  7,399 People Groups   3,278,489,000             69,041
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