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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 *
Nisu, Northwestern China 27,000 Nisu, Northwestern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Pakpak Boang Indonesia 21,000 Batak Dairi Islam ● 0.51 % 0.51 % ● 1
Nisu, Xinping China 257,000 Nisu, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.51 % ● 5
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 65,000 Miyako Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.51 % ● 1
Yiche China 25,000 Hani Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.51 % ● 1
Jinuo China 23,000 Jinuo, Youle Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.52 % ● 1
Lyuli Uzbekistan 13,000 Tajik Islam ● 0.52 % 0.52 % 1
Kui Cambodia 35,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.53 % ● 1
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Kuwait 1,345,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.53 % ● 27
Nasu, Jinghong China 24,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.54 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Min Nan Cambodia 145,000 Chinese, Min Nan Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.55 % 3
Han Chinese, Hakka Cambodia 600 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.55 % 1
Toku-No-Shima Japan 4,900 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % ● 1
Sangil Philippines 10,000 Sangil Islam ● 0.56 % 0.56 % ● 1
Zaomin China 47,000 Dzao Min Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.56 % ● 1
Sabum Malaysia 1,300 Malay, Ambonese Ethnic Religions ● 0.60 % 0.56 % ● 1
Tengger Indonesia 91,000 Tengger Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.57 % ● 2
Kangean Indonesia 125,000 Kangean Islam ● 0.58 % 0.58 % ● 2
Kami Tanzania 35,000 Kami Islam ● 0.58 % 0.58 % ● 1
Miao, Huishui Central China 68,000 Miao, Central Huishui Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.58 % ● 1
Katu, Eastern Vietnam 75,000 Katu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.59 % ● 1
Wawonii Indonesia 29,000 Wawonii Islam ● 1.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Lagwan, Afade Cameroon 7,800 Afade Islam ● 4.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Arab Tanzania 287,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 0.60 % 6
Arab, Omani Djibouti 90,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.60 % 2
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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