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Criteria

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

7,406

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,230,216,000

% 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 *
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
Sindhi Philippines 31,000 Sindhi Islam ● 4.00 % 0.05 % 1
Sinhalese United States 42,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % 1
Orang Kanaq Malaysia 200 Malay Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Arab, Palestinian United Arab Emirates 101,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 2
Orochi Russia 600 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Orok Ukraine 900 Orok Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Punan Tubu Indonesia 3,700 Punan Tubu Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Punan Merah Indonesia 200 Punan Merah Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Saramaccan Suriname 30,000 Saramaccan Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Kensiu Thailand 300 Kensiu Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Canada 700 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
Siamou Mali 37,000 Siamou Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sian Malaysia Unknown Sihan Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sokoro, Tunjur Sudan 2,100 Sokoro Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Atta, Southern Philippines 800 Atta, Faire Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Arab, Sudanese Sweden 2,200 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.60 % 1
Swahili Congo, Democratic Republic of 54,000 Swahili Islam ● 4.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Arab, Syrian Saudi Arabia 265,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.10 % 5
Tadyawan Philippines 3,500 Tadyawan Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Tay Tac Vietnam Unknown Tay Tac Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 0
South Asian, Telugu-speaking Kuwait 700 Telugu Hinduism ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
South Asian, Telugu-speaking Malaysia 119,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 4.00 % 1.50 % 2
Karaboro, Western Burkina Faso 67,000 Karaboro, Western Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,406 People Groups   3,230,216,000             68,351
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