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Criteria

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

7,425

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,259,000

% 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 *
She China 660,000 She Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.12 % ● 13
Sherdukpen India 4,200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % ● 1
Sherpa Nepal 126,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % ● 3
Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,900 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 1.38 % ● 1
Shui China 330,000 Sui Ethnic Religions ● 0.28 % 0.25 % ● 7
Shui, Yunnan China 12,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.20 % ● 1
Shukria Sudan 257,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % ● 5
Shwai, Shirumba Sudan 8,000 Shwai Islam ● 0.20 % 0.05 % ● 1
Siamou Mali 41,000 Siamou Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sian Malaysia Unknown Sihan Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Siang Indonesia 19,000 Siang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Siduan Malaysia 1,200 Melanau, Sibu Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Sila Laos 3,300 Sila Ethnic Religions ● 0.12 % 0.12 % ● 1
Sila Vietnam 900 Sila Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.90 % ● 1
Silpkar (Hindu traditions) India 1,097,000 Kumaoni Hinduism ● 0.44 % ● 22
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,647,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % ● 33
Sindhi Malaysia 31,000 Sindhi Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sindhi Philippines 32,000 Sindhi Islam ● 4.00 % 0.05 % 1
Sindhi United States 51,000 Sindhi Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.08 % 1
Sindhollu India 7,500 Telugu Hinduism ● 0.39 % ● 1
Sinhalese Canada 20,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese Italy 59,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Totals:  7,425 People Groups   3,367,259,000             70,747
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