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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
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Persian Cyprus 1,500 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Persian China, Hong Kong 800 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % 1
Persian Slovakia 1,300 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 3.00 % 0.90 % 1
Prai Laos 30,000 Prai Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Pomak North Macedonia 2,100 Bulgarian Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % 1
Wali Sudan 20,000 Wali Islam ● 2.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Miao, Guiyang Northern China 144,000 Miao, Northern Guiyang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 3
Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe China 1,186,000 Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 24
Kui Laos 49,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Buriat, Chinese China 168,000 Buriat, China Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 3
Kerek Russia 400 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,175,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 43
Zhuang, Liuqian China 410,000 Zhuang, Liuqian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 8
Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe China 1,318,000 Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 26
Zhuang, Youjiang China 995,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 20
Zhuang, Guibei China 1,648,000 Zhuang, Guibei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 33
Zhuang, Qiubei China 221,000 Zhuang, Qiubei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 4
Zhuang, Liujiang China 1,714,000 Zhuang, Liujiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 34
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,098,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 22
Khotogoid Mongolia 8,900 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.90 % ● 1
Kamchadal Russia 1,900 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Kong Ge China 1,800 Kon Keu Ethnic Religions ● 0.91 % 0.91 % ● 1
Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % ● 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % ● 2
Itelmen Russia 3,200 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.94 % ● 1
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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