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Criteria

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

7,403

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,637,000

% 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 *
Yao, Muslim Zambia 5,100 Yao Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Yao, Muslim Malawi 2,053,000 Yao Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % ● 41
Yao, Muslim Mozambique 203,000 Yao Islam ● 1.40 % 1.00 % ● 4
Yao, Muslim Tanzania 632,000 Yao Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % ● 13
Yaroame Brazil 500 Yaroame Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Yayu Nepal 2,200 Language unknown Hinduism ● 0.22 % ● 1
Yazidi Iraq 574,000 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.14 % 0.14 % ● 11
Yazidi United States 4,100 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 2.40 % 1.50 % 1
Yehlmo Nepal 10,000 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 0.99 % ● 1
Yenadi India 649,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 0.84 % ● 13
Yerava India 31,000 Ravula Hinduism ● 0.21 % ● 1
Yerukula India 540,000 Yerukula Hinduism ● 1.77 % ● 11
Yiche China 25,000 Hani Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.51 % ● 1
Yonaguni Japan 800 Yonaguni Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yong Thailand 14,000 Yong Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.20 % ● 1
Yora, Manu Park Panoan Peru 200 Yora Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yoron Japan 900 Yoron Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yoy Laos 12,000 Yoy Ethnic Religions ● 0.19 % 0.19 % ● 1
Yoy Thailand 8,000 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % ● 1
Yugur, Enger China 6,100 Yugur, East Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % ● 1
Yugur, Saragh China 13,000 Yugur, West Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.50 % ● 1
Yukaghir, Chuvan Ukraine 200 Ukrainian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yukagir Russia 1,600 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Yupik, Naukan Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Zaiwa China 122,000 Zaiwa Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.22 % ● 2
Totals:  7,403 People Groups   3,274,637,000             68,974
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