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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 *
Sama, Central Malaysia 21,000 Sama, Central Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sama, Central Philippines 137,000 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 24,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 1.01 % ● 1
Samei China 22,000 Samei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 1
Samtao Laos 3,600 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % 1
San Diu Vietnam 185,000 Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.01 % ● 4
Sanga, Asanga Nigeria 38,000 Sanga Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sanggau-Sekadau Indonesia 114,000 Sanggau Islam ● 3.00 % 0.05 % ● 2
Sangil Philippines 10,000 Sangil Islam ● 0.56 % 0.56 % ● 1
Sangkong China 2,100 Sangkong Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Sani China 138,000 Sani Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.15 % ● 3
Sanie China 8,800 Sanie Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.39 % ● 1
Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,300 Santhali Hinduism ● 2.59 % 1
Saonta India 4,900 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.15 % ● 1
Saora Bangladesh 2,600 Sora Hinduism ● 0.23 % ● 1
Saramaccan Suriname 32,000 Saramaccan Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Sarera (Hindu traditions) India 37,000 Punjabi, Eastern Hinduism ● 0.35 % ● 1
Sarki India 32,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.67 % ● 1
Sarki Nepal 430,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.14 % ● 9
Sartang India 4,000 Sartang Buddhism ● 1.50 % ● 1
Sarudu Indonesia 6,100 Sarudu Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % ● 1
Sarwa Chad 5,900 Sarua Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % ● 1
Sauntia India 97,000 Odia Hinduism ● 0.65 % ● 2
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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