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Criteria

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

7,402

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,459,000

% 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 *
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Tunisia 282,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ● 0.28 % 0.20 % 6
Altai-Kizhi Russia 76,000 Altai, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.33 % ● 2
Alu Vietnam 3,900 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 0.19 % 0.00 % 1
Amahuaca, Ipitineri Peru 400 Amahuaca Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,700 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % ● 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,800 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Amarakaire, Harakmbet Peru 2,100 Amarakaeri Ethnic Religions ● 0.60 % 0.50 % ● 1
Amazigh, Djerba Tunisia 11,000 Nafusi Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % ● 1
Ambalavasi India 159,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 0.30 % ● 3
Ambalavasi Kambalattu India 2,900 Tamil Hinduism ● 1.40 % ● 1
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker India 11,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.82 % ● 1
Amhara, Wollo Ethiopia 6,049,000 Amharic Islam ● 2.90 % 0.20 % ● 121
Anca Nigeria 400 Anca Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.08 % ● 1
Anii Benin 47,000 Anii Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Anii Togo 19,000 Anii Islam ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 1
Antankarana Madagascar 202,000 Malagasy, Antankarana Islam ● 5.00 % 0.74 % ● 4
Anufo, Chokossi Ghana 114,000 Anufo Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 2
Anufo, Chokossi Togo 90,000 Anufo Islam ● 2.30 % 1.10 % ● 2
Ao Biao China 17,000 Biao-Jiao Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.40 % 0.40 % ● 1
Aoka China 333,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 7
Arab Gabon 5,300 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab Ghana 3,100 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab North Macedonia 6,300 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab Mauritius 800 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Arab Malaysia 15,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,274,459,000             68,966
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