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Criteria

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

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Hmu, Northern China 2,094,000 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.25 % ● 42
Hmu, Southern China 849,000 Miao, Southern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.06 % ● 17
Ho Bangladesh 98,000 Sylheti Hinduism ● 2.24 % ● 2
Ho India 1,213,000 Ho Unknown ● 2.38 % 1.19 % ● 24
Hobyot Yemen 400 Hobyot Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % ● 1
Holar India 183,000 Marathi Hinduism ● 0.36 % ● 4
Hongjin Tai China 97,000 Tai Hongjin Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.40 % ● 2
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ● 0.27 % 0.27 % ● 1
Huayao Tai China 91,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.29 % ● 2
Huichol Mexico 61,000 Huichol Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.40 % ● 1
Huichol United States 6,400 Huichol Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Hung Vietnam 900 Hung Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ikpeng, Txikao Brazil 400 Ikpeng Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.25 % ● 1
Ilchamus Kenya 44,000 Samburu Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Ilsavan Iran 95,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % ● 2
Imeraguen Mauritania 1,000 Language unknown Islam ● 0.90 % 0.90 % ● 1
Indonesian Vietnam 4,500 Indonesian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Iquito, Amacacore Peru 600 Iquitu Ethnic Religions ● 1.90 % 1.80 % ● 1
Irular India 252,000 Irula Hinduism ● 0.31 % 0.16 % ● 5
Itelmen Russia 2,600 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.94 % ● 1
Iu Mien China 1,290,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.15 % ● 26
Iu Mien Denmark 8,300 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.60 % 1
Iu Mien France 2,200 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.00 % 1
Iu Mien, Luoxiang China 5,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.39 % ● 1
Jad India 2,500 Khamba Buddhism ● 0.59 % ● 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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