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Criteria

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 *
Punan Merap Indonesia 300 Punan Merap Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Romani, Balkan Turkey 74,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ● 4.50 % 0.50 % 1
Tofalar Russia 800 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Gbe, Seto Benin 43,000 Gun Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Canada 700 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab United States 2,400 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Songhai-Koyraboro Ghana 10,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Soninke United States 26,000 Soninke Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sonsogon Malaysia 5,100 Kimaragang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Arab, Sudanese Canada 13,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Sudanese Ethiopia 21,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Sudanese Italy 2,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Swahili Uganda 5,300 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Laoseng Laos 12,000 Tareng Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.50 % ● 1
Tenbo, Loron Côte d'Ivoire 9,900 Teen Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Tenbo, Loron Burkina Faso 4,400 Teen Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Krahn, Western Côte d'Ivoire 24,000 Krahn, Western Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Wolof United States 66,000 Wolof Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai, Isan Iceland 1,600 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Uzbeki Kazakhstan 700 Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab, Uzbeki Uzbekistan 1,100 Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken Islam ● 0.60 % 0.50 % ● 1
Warnang, Werni Sudan 5,900 Warnang Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Yao Malawi 2,474,000 Yao Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % ● 49
Yoy Thailand 8,200 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % ● 1
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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