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Criteria

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

7,441

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,237,713,000

% of World Population

41.7 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▲		 % Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Romani, Sinte Kazakhstan 4,500 Romani, Sinte Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % 1
Rona India 3,900 Odia Hinduism ● 1.06 % ● 1
Rongga Indonesia 5,000 Rongga Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Rongkup Nepal 3,900 Lepcha Buddhism ● 3.56 % ● 1
Rosa India 36,000 Odia Hinduism ● 0.66 % ● 1
Rufaa, Rufaiyin Sudan 602,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.03 % ● 12
Saba Chad 3,300 Saba Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % ● 1
Sabum Malaysia 1,200 Malay, Ambonese Ethnic Religions ● 0.60 % 0.56 % ● 1
Safwa Tanzania 439,000 Safwa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 9
Sakaji, Nathembo Mozambique 53,000 Nathembo Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Saleman, Hatue Indonesia 7,400 Saleman Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Salvi India 93,000 Mewari Hinduism ● 0.13 % ● 2
Sama Pangutaran Philippines 51,000 Sama, Pangutaran Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 1
Sama-Bajau Malaysia 20,000 Sama, Central Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sama-Bajau Philippines 130,000 Sama, Central Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 3
Samadu, Eastern China 800 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.63 % ● 1
Saman China 3,300 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Samban India 21,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 1.01 % ● 1
Samei China 23,000 Samei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 1
San Diu Vietnam 183,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.34 % ● 4
Sanda China 1,500 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 1.40 % 1.36 % ● 1
Sanga, Asanga Nigeria 36,000 Sanga Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sanggau-Sekadau Indonesia 113,000 Sanggau Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Sangil Philippines 9,700 Sangil Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % ● 1
Sangkong China 2,100 Sangkong Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,441 People Groups   3,237,713,000             68,495
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