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Criteria

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

7,419

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,303,000

% 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 *
Lemolang Indonesia 2,900 Limola Islam ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Lisela Indonesia 16,000 Lisela Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Loko, Landogo Sierra Leone 214,000 Loko Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.90 % ● 4
Luhu Indonesia 11,000 Luhu Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Sakaji, Nathembo Mozambique 55,000 Nathembo Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Nedebang Indonesia 1,900 Nedebang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Negidal, Nizovsk Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Makonde Mozambique 567,000 Makonde Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 11
Meratus, Bukit Indonesia 71,000 Malay, Bukit Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Matses Peru 5,300 Matses Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Modang Indonesia 28,000 Modang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Gibraltar 1,700 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed Russia 3,700 Selkup Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Pa'a, Afawa Nigeria 32,000 Pa'a Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.75 % ● 1
Arab, Palestinian / Israeli Israel 1,488,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 1.85 % ● 30
Arab, Palestinian United Kingdom 20,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Dayak, Lawangan Indonesia 133,000 Lawangan Islam ● 5.00 % 0.03 % ● 3
Penan Malaysia 11,000 Penan, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Pontic Greek Turkey 5,000 Pontic Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Punan Bungan, Hovongan Indonesia 1,600 Hovongan Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Daasanach Kenya 17,000 Daasanach Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Romam Vietnam 600 Romam Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Romani, Balkan Iran 36,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ● 5.00 % 0.40 % 1
Safwa Tanzania 452,000 Safwa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 9
Saleman, Hatue Indonesia 7,500 Saleman Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,419 People Groups   3,275,303,000             69,207
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