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Criteria

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

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,226,934,000

% 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 *
Huichol Mexico 51,000 Huichol Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.40 % ● 1
Hitu Indonesia 18,000 Hitu Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 40,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 79,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
Gwa Nigeria 1,600 Gwa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Gourma Nigeria 40,000 Gourmanchema Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.40 % 1
Gilyak, Nivkh Russia 4,700 Gilyak Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.40 % ● 1
Albanian Denmark 1,400 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Balanta, Ganja Senegal 126,000 Balanta-Ganja Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.60 % ● 3
Balanta, Ganja Guinea-Bissau 1,900 Balanta-Ganja Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Ilchamus Kenya 42,000 Samburu Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Eggon Nigeria 21,000 Eggon Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Cham, Eastern Vietnam 132,000 Cham, Eastern Hinduism ● 5.00 % 1.10 % ● 3
Cham, Eastern United States 900 Cham, Eastern Hinduism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 1
Duguri Nigeria 89,000 Duguri Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.83 % ● 2
Romani, Domari Syria 30,000 Domari Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Dolgan Russia 8,000 Dolgan Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Dogoso Burkina Faso 16,000 Dogoso Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Dogose Burkina Faso 45,000 Dogose Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Jola-Fonyi Mauritania 4,500 Jola-Fonyi Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Daba, Daba Kola Nigeria 2,100 Daba Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Cuiba Venezuela 400 Cuiba Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 14,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Aka Sudan 1,100 Aka Islam ● 5.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Eurasian Japan 126,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 3
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,226,934,000             68,295
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