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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
Progress Gauge

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 *
Sherpa United States 5,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shihuh United Arab Emirates 19,000 Arabic, Shihhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shihuh, Al-Shihuh Oman 17,000 Arabic, Shihhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shikaki Iran 31,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shikaki Türkiye (Turkey) 26,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shin Pakistan 43,000 Shina Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shirazi Tanzania 748,000 Swahili Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 15
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shughni Afghanistan 50,000 Shughni Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shughni, Shugnan-Rushan Tajikistan 93,000 Shughni Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Niger 14,000 Arabic, Chadian Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Sudan 124,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Bedouin, Sirtican Libya 36,000 Arabic, Libyan Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sivandi Iran 9,600 Sivandi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Berber, Siwa Libya 1,100 Siwi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Socotran United Arab Emirates 15,000 Soqotri Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Socotran Yemen 130,000 Soqotri Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Soi Iran 9,500 Soi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Somali, Issa United Arab Emirates 40,000 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Australia 15,000 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Denmark 12,000 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Finland 22,000 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Italy 5,100 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Malta 1,300 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Netherlands 42,000 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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