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Criteria

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

7,402

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,278,434,000

% 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 *
Romani, Balkan Iran 36,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ● 5.00 % 0.40 % 1
Romani, Balkan Turkey 74,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ● 4.50 % 0.50 % 1
Jew, Russian Canada 101,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Jew, Russian Israel 684,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % 14
Jew, Russian Turkmenistan 700 Russian Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jew, Russian United States 654,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 13
Rutul Azerbaijan 18,000 Rutul Islam ● 0.24 % 0.24 % 1
Arab, Saharan Mali 51,000 Hassaniyya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Arab, Saharan Senegal 46,000 Hassaniyya Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
Saharawi France 15,000 Hassaniyya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Saharawi Libya 900 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao Laos 3,500 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % 1
Arab, Northern Yemeni Canada 6,700 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.00 % 1
Arab, Northern Yemeni Saudi Arabia 277,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,300 Santhali Hinduism ● 2.59 % 1
Sarnami Hindi, East Indian Netherlands 145,000 Hindustani, Sarnami Hinduism ● 3.00 % 0.30 % 3
Sarnami Hindi, East Indian Curacao 600 Hindustani, Sarnami Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % 1
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi United Arab Emirates 389,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Qatar 28,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi United States 77,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Segeju Kenya 600 Segeju Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shahari, Jibbali Saudi Arabia 42,000 Shehri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Berber, Shawiya Belgium 42,000 Tachawit Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.07 % 1
Berber, Shawiya France 195,000 Tachawit Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,278,434,000             69,041
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