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

7,423

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,456,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents ▼		 %
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Pulaya Vettuvan India 1,300 Malayalam Hinduism ● 1.83 % ● 1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 9,700 Rangpuri Hinduism ● 1.81 % 1
Kota India 800 Kota Hinduism ● 1.81 % ● 1
Gorontalo Indonesia 1,163,000 Gorontalo Islam ● 1.80 % 0.04 % ● 23
Hmong Daw China 306,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions ● 1.80 % 1.20 % ● 6
Arab, Palestinian Jordan 3,136,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 1.80 % 0.30 % ● 63
Persian Iran 39,721,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.80 % 1.60 % ● 794
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 17,427,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.80 % 1.60 % ● 349
Thakali Marphali Nepal 2,200 Thakali Buddhism ● 1.79 % ● 1
Chenchu India 82,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 1.78 % ● 2
Dubla Pakistan 1,400 Sindhi Hinduism ● 1.76 % ● 1
Yerukula India 633,000 Yerukula Hinduism ● 1.76 % ● 13
Parhaiya Bangladesh 6,400 Sylheti Hinduism ● 1.76 % ● 1
Deaf Djibouti 11,000 Language unknown Islam ● 1.75 % ● 1
Couratto Sri Lanka 7,100 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.72 % ● 1
Mongol, Khalka Korea, South 36,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.72 % 1.20 % 1
Deaf Mongolia 17,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.72 % ● 1
Mech Nepal 5,700 Boro Hinduism ● 1.72 % ● 1
Tiwa India 303,000 Assamese Hinduism ● 1.71 % ● 6
Pa-O Myanmar (Burma) 860,000 Pa'o Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.30 % ● 17
Thai China, Macau 900 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % 1
Manipuri, Ponna Myanmar (Burma) 12,000 Meitei Hinduism ● 1.70 % 1.50 % 1
Chamar Satnami India 2,103,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.69 % ● 42
Mazanderani, Tabri Iran 2,550,000 Mazandarani Islam ● 1.67 % 1.67 % ● 51
Kisan India 1,926,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.67 % ● 39
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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