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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

3,226,934,000

% 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 *
Alak Laos 26,000 Alak Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % ● 1
Alagwa Tanzania 57,000 Alagwa Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % ● 1
Alaba Ethiopia 381,000 Alaba-K'abeena Islam ● 2.60 % 1.40 % ● 8
Akula India 500 Odia Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Akto Turkmen China 2,900 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Akkin Russia 104,000 Chechen Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 2
Akhvakh Russia 6,800 Akhvakh Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % ● 1
Akhandji Bangladesh 500 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Akha China 262,000 Akha Ethnic Religions ● 0.35 % 0.31 % 5
Akha Laos 116,000 Akha Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 2
Akha Vietnam 23,000 Akha Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % 1
Akeu China 11,000 Akeu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Akeu Laos 3,100 Akeu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.09 % 0.05 % 1
Akasselem Togo 72,000 Akaselem Islam ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 1
Aka Sudan 1,100 Aka Islam ● 5.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Aka Bhutan 400 Hruso Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ajuru Brazil 300 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ajuran Kenya 74,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % ● 1
Ajna India 42,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ajila India 3,300 Malayalam Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Aji Indonesia 17,000 Haji Islam ● 0.27 % 0.27 % ● 1
Aiyanavar India 5,400 Telugu Hinduism ● 3.89 % ● 1
Aiton India 3,600 Aiton Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ainu China 7,700 Ainu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Aimaq Afghanistan 1,595,000 Aimaq Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 32
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,226,934,000             68,295
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