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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 *
Kotoko, Mpade Cameroon 24,000 Mpade Islam ● 3.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Fali, North Cameroon 47,000 Fali, North Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,200 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 1,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sinhalese Qatar 56,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % 1
Orok Russia 300 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.40 % ● 1
Arab, Palestinian Syria 18,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Senoufo, Palaka Côte d'Ivoire 14,000 Senoufo, Palaka Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Arab, Palestinian France 4,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.05 % 1
Penihing, Aoheng Indonesia 4,800 Aoheng Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Persian Malaysia 42,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 3.00 % 1.80 % 1
Persian Netherlands 4,500 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
Daasanach South Sudan 4,700 Daasanach Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Riang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Riang Lang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Sarnami Hindi, East Indian Netherlands 145,000 Hindustani, Sarnami Hinduism ● 3.00 % 0.30 % 3
Semoq Beri Malaysia 2,400 Semaq Beri Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Serawai Indonesia 331,000 Malay, Central Islam ● 3.00 % 0.62 % ● 7
Siduan Malaysia 1,100 Melanau, Sibu Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,800 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Arab, Sudanese Canada 13,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Sudanese Ethiopia 20,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Sudanese Italy 2,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Swahili Australia 12,000 Swahili Islam ● 3.00 % 0.60 % 1
Arab, Syrian Iraq 21,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.10 % 1
Tai Dam Thailand 800 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.90 % 1
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,227,165,000             68,298
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