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Criteria

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

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,227,165,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▲		 % Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
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 Thailand 7,900 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 121,000 Zaiwa Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.22 % ● 2
Zan Gula Chad 11,000 Zan Gula Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Zaomin China 47,000 Dzao Min Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.56 % ● 1
Zaramo Tanzania 1,249,000 Zaramo Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 25
Zarma Benin 13,000 Zarma Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
Zarma Ghana 9,300 Zarma Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
Zarma Mali 2,300 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Zarma Niger 4,393,000 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 88
Zeem Nigeria 600 Zeem Islam ● 0.35 % 0.15 % ● 1
Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe China 1,197,000 Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 24
Zhuang, Dai China 110,000 Zhuang, Dai Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % ● 2
Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe China 1,331,000 Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 27
Zhuang, Guibei China 1,663,000 Zhuang, Guibei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 33
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,109,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 22
Zhuang, Lianshan China 48,000 Zhuang, Lianshan Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.35 % ● 1
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,227,165,000             68,298
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