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Criteria

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

7,423

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,456,000

% 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 *
Berber, Shawiya Italy 38,000 Tachawit Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bozo, Jenaama Côte d'Ivoire 22,000 Bozo, Jenaama Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bozo, Jenaama Nigeria 21,000 Bozo, Jenaama Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,800 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shihuh, Al-Shihuh Oman 17,000 Arabic, Shihhi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shikaki Iran 31,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Berber, Southern Shilha France 146,000 Tachelhit Islam ● 0.50 % 0.30 % 3
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Canada 700 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Cameroon 200,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % 4
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Central African Republic 123,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.11 % 0.05 % 2
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Niger 13,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Nigeria 258,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.02 % 5
Baggara, Shuwa Arab United States 2,400 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Siamou Mali 41,000 Siamou Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
Berber, Siwa Libya 1,100 Siwi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Socotran United Arab Emirates 15,000 Soqotri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sokoro, Tunjur Sudan 2,200 Sokoro Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Somali, Issa United Arab Emirates 40,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Australia 15,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Belgium 1,400 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
Somali Canada 102,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.07 % 2
Somali Denmark 11,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Eritrea 1,800 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Ethiopia 7,813,000 Somali Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % 156
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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