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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

42.5 %

Population

3,275,114,000

% 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 *
Serawai Indonesia 335,000 Malay, Central Islam ● 3.00 % 0.62 % ● 7
Semoq Beri Malaysia 2,400 Semaq Beri Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Sarnami Hindi, East Indian Netherlands 145,000 Hindustani, Sarnami Hinduism ● 3.00 % 0.30 % 3
Riang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Riang Lang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Daasanach South Sudan 4,800 Daasanach Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Persian Netherlands 4,500 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Malaysia 42,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 3.00 % 1.80 % 1
Penihing, Aoheng Indonesia 4,800 Aoheng Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Arab, Palestinian Syria 19,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Palestinian France 4,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.05 % 1
Senoufo, Palaka Côte d'Ivoire 14,000 Senoufo, Palaka Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Orok Russia 300 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.40 % ● 1
Sinhalese Qatar 57,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 14,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sila Vietnam 900 Sila Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.90 % ● 1
Oki-No-Erabu Japan 3,100 Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Fali, North Cameroon 48,000 Fali, North Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Kotoko, Mpade Cameroon 25,000 Mpade Islam ● 3.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Jola-Mlomp Senegal 8,400 Mlomp Islam ● 3.00 % 0.04 % ● 1
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 66,000 Miyako Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.51 % ● 1
Hausa, Maouri Niger 906,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 18
Maninka, Eastern Sierra Leone 167,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam ● 3.00 % 1.30 % ● 3
Mandyak, Manjaco Guinea-Bissau 243,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.84 % ● 5
Mandala Sudan 34,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Senoufo, Niarafolo-Niafolo Côte d'Ivoire 79,000 Senoufo, Nyarafolo Islam ● 3.00 % 0.30 % ● 2
Totals:  7,398 People Groups   3,275,114,000             68,979
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