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Criteria

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

7,403

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,637,000

% 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 *
Urdu Fiji 4,500 Urdu Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % 1
Wala Ghana 105,000 Wali Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Wamei, Konyagi Guinea 7,900 Wamey Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.09 % ● 1
Yaeyama Japan 46,000 Yaeyama Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.38 % ● 1
Yao, Muslim Zambia 5,100 Yao Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Yukagir Russia 1,600 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Zan Gula Chad 12,000 Zan Gula Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Zaramo Tanzania 1,286,000 Zaramo Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 26
Turk United States 199,000 Turkish Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 4
Axi China 103,000 Axi Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.08 % ● 2
Han Chinese, Xiang China 39,654,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 793
Hmong Bua Laos 1,900 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Hmu, Eastern China 602,000 Miao, Eastern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.22 % ● 12
Jinuo China 24,000 Jinuo, Youle Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.52 % ● 1
Lachi Vietnam 15,000 Lachi Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.05 % ● 1
Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,600 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Sani China 140,000 Sani Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.15 % ● 3
Yakut Russia 487,000 Yakut Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.10 % ● 10
Tonga Thailand 400 Ten'edn Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Manobo, Umayamnon Philippines 7,200 Manobo, Agusan Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Ngai Vietnam 1,700 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.80 % 1
Chinese, general United Arab Emirates 33,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
South Asian, general Cuba 34,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
South Asian, general Cyprus 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % 1
South Asian, general Denmark 53,000 Urdu Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Totals:  7,403 People Groups   3,274,637,000             68,974
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