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Criteria

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

7,423

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,456,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group ▼ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Tai Ya China 67,000 Tai Ya Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Wang Thailand 9,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Thanh Vietnam 24,000 Tai Thanh Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.10 % ● 1
Tai Taroi India 2,500 Singpho Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Sam Laos 400 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Pong China 118,000 Tai Nua Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.22 % ● 2
Tai Peung Laos 500 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Pao Laos 1,900 Tai Pao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Pao Vietnam 10,000 Tai Pao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 102,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % ● 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 490,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % ● 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 109,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 2
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,504,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 90
Tai Man, Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % ● 2
Tai Lue Myanmar (Burma) 61,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.06 % ● 1
Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % ● 16
Tai Lue Laos 134,000 Lu Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % ● 3
Tai Lue Thailand 94,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 2
Tai Lue United States 4,600 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Lue Vietnam 6,900 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Long Laos 2,200 Tai Long Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % ● 2
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % ● 1
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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