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Criteria

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

7,432

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,235,374,000

% of World Population

41.7 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Aoka China 332,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 7
Han Tai China 58,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.70 % 0.70 % ● 1
Ukwa Nigeria 600 Ukwa Ethnic Religions ● 0.95 % 0.70 % ● 1
Chinese, general Angola 50,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 1.05 % 0.70 % 1
South Asian, general Greece 120,000 Urdu Islam ● 4.00 % 0.70 % 2
South Asian, general Norway 27,000 Urdu Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % 1
Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 29,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Torgud Mongolia 16,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.70 % ● 1
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,300 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Taz Russia 300 Russian Non-Religious ● 5.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Jula, Dyula Ghana 32,000 Jula Islam ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 1
Wolof Mauritania 20,000 Wolof Islam ● 1.00 % 0.71 % ● 1
Khmu China 7,000 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 0.90 % 0.71 % ● 1
Kikai Japan 13,000 Kikai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.72 % ● 1
Nisu, Yuanyang China 269,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.72 % ● 5
Qiang, Heihu China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.73 % ● 1
Antankarana Madagascar 197,000 Malagasy, Antankarana Islam ● 5.00 % 0.74 % ● 4
Qiang, Mianchi China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.74 % ● 1
Barke, Burkanawa Nigeria 22,000 Mburku Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.75 % ● 1
Ta'oih Vietnam 52,000 Ta'oih, Upper Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.75 % ● 1
Brao Laos 27,000 Lave Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.76 % ● 1
Mulao China 229,000 Mulam Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.78 % ● 5
Eka China 3,400 Lahu Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.78 % ● 1
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Canada 78,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.90 % 0.80 % 2
Bauchi Nigeria 39,000 Bauchi Islam ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Totals:  7,432 People Groups   3,235,374,000             68,459
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