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Criteria

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

7,398

% of World's
People Groups

42.4 %

Population

3,274,207,000

% 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 *
Lao New Zealand 1,500 Lao Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.90 % 1
Lao United States 211,000 Lao Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 4
Lua Thailand 7,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.67 % ● 1
Latu Indonesia 3,900 Latu Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Lobi Burkina Faso 318,000 Lobi Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.50 % ● 6
Logol, Lukha Sudan 13,000 Logol Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Mairiri Indonesia 300 Mariri Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto Mayotte 2,800 Makhuwa-Meetto Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % 1
Narom Malaysia 4,400 Narom Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Nepali, general Canada 8,300 Nepali Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Njalgulgule South Sudan 2,000 Njalgulgule Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Mansi, Vogul Russia 13,000 Mansi Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Moor United States 8,000 Hassaniyya Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
Mbara Chad 4,300 Mbara Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Melanau Brunei 500 Melanau, Central Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Laz, Lazuri Germany 1,000 Laz Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Arab, Moroccan Norway 8,100 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
Murik Kayan Malaysia 3,100 Murik Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Hezhen China 4,900 Nanai Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Nanai, Gold Russia 12,000 Nanai Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.41 % ● 1
O-Du Vietnam 400 O'du Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sindhi Philippines 31,000 Sindhi Islam ● 4.00 % 0.05 % 1
Sinhalese United States 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % 1
Orang Kanaq Malaysia 200 Malay Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Orochi Russia 600 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Totals:  7,398 People Groups   3,274,207,000             68,953
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