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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

3,278,434,000

% 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 *
Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 75,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.30 % 1
Maninka, Eastern Sierra Leone 167,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam ● 3.00 % 1.30 % ● 3
Giziga, South Cameroon 140,000 Giziga Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.30 % ● 3
Fulani, Wodaabe Niger 93,000 Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger Islam ● 1.50 % 1.30 % ● 2
Khmer, Northern Thailand 1,461,000 Khmer, Northern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.33 % 29
Moronene Indonesia 49,000 Moronene Islam ● 1.90 % 1.35 % ● 1
Bit Laos 2,500 Bit Ethnic Religions ● 1.40 % 1.38 % ● 1
Argobba Ethiopia 211,000 Argobba Islam ● 4.60 % 1.40 % ● 4
Alaba Ethiopia 390,000 Alaba-K'abeena Islam ● 2.60 % 1.40 % ● 8
Gera, Gerawa Nigeria 409,000 Gera Islam ● 1.60 % 1.40 % ● 8
Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 986,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 20
Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % 1
Keiga Sudan 10,000 Keiga Islam ● 1.40 % 1.40 % ● 1
Khmer Australia 35,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.40 % 1
Khmer New Zealand 9,100 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % 1
Lobi Côte d'Ivoire 346,000 Lobi Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.40 % ● 7
Persian New Zealand 3,400 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 1
Vige, Viemo Burkina Faso 15,000 Viemo Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.40 % ● 1
Hongjin Tai China 98,000 Tai Hongjin Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.40 % ● 2
Mongol, Khalka Germany 1,500 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 1
Nosu, Shengzha China 1,345,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % ● 27
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,733,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % ● 335
Asheninka, South Ucayali Peru 17,000 Asheninka, South Ucayali Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.40 % ● 1
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % ● 1
Khinalug, Ketsh Khalkh Azerbaijan 2,400 Khinalugh Islam ● 1.50 % 1.42 % ● 1
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,278,434,000             69,041
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