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Criteria

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

7,402

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,459,000

% of World Population

41.8 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Buriat, Chinese China 170,000 Buriat, China Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 3
Kereks Russia 400 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,203,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 44
Zhuang, Liuqian China 415,000 Zhuang, Liuqian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 8
Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe China 1,335,000 Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 27
Zhuang, Youjiang China 1,008,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 20
Zhuang, Guibei China 1,669,000 Zhuang, Guibei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 33
Zhuang, Qiubei China 223,000 Zhuang, Qiubei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 4
Zhuang, Liujiang China 1,736,000 Zhuang, Liujiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 35
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,113,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 22
Khotogoid Mongolia 8,700 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.90 % ● 1
Kamchadal Russia 2,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Kong Ge China 1,900 Kon Keu Ethnic Religions ● 0.91 % 0.91 % ● 1
Itelmen Russia 3,300 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.94 % ● 1
Hmong Njua China 56,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.95 % ● 1
Mandingo, Mandinka Gambia 1,070,000 Mandinka Islam ● 1.10 % 0.97 % ● 21
Ghao-Xong, Eastern China 138,000 Miao, Eastern Xiangxi Ethnic Religions ● 3.50 % 0.97 % ● 3
Java Banten Indonesia 323,000 Javanese Islam ● 1.90 % 0.98 % ● 6
Abkhaz Syria 5,100 Abkhaz Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
Arab, Bahraini Oman 19,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Bajuni Kenya 96,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 2
Senoufo, Mamara Mali 1,436,000 Senoufo, Mamara Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 29
Fali, Bana Nigeria 33,000 Bana Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Bashkir Tajikistan 8,600 Bashkort Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Bashkir Turkmenistan 8,100 Bashkort Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,274,459,000             68,966
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