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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 *
Sinhalese Canada 20,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % 1
Punan Tubu Indonesia 3,700 Punan Tubu Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Punjabi Canada 284,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ● 2.50 % 1.50 % 6
Punjabi Mauritius 25,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ● 2.50 % 1.50 % 1
Mamak, Talang Indonesia 27,000 Minangkabau Islam ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
South Asian, Telugu-speaking Malaysia 120,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 4.00 % 1.50 % 2
Watchi Benin 63,000 Gbe, Waci Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Wala Ghana 105,000 Wali Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Javanese Saudi Arabia 31,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 1.50 % 1
Tamil Netherlands 20,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % 1
Kyakala China 3,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Aringa Uganda 650,000 Aringa Islam ● 1.90 % 1.50 % ● 13
South Asian, general Barbados 4,000 Hindi Islam ● 4.00 % 1.50 % 1
South Asian, general Switzerland 76,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 2
South Asian, general United Kingdom 3,073,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 61
Dayak Pasir Indonesia 62,000 Lawangan Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Oromo, Kereyu Ethiopia 101,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Islam ● 2.50 % 1.50 % ● 2
Yazidi United States 4,100 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 2.40 % 1.50 % 1
Arem Laos 800 Arem Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.52 % ● 1
Korean Korea, North 25,314,000 Korean Non-Religious ● 1.60 % 1.56 % ● 506
Jinuo, Buyuan China 1,700 Jinuo, Buyuan Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.59 % ● 1
Bambara Canada 3,500 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.60 % 1
Kogi Colombia 20,000 Kogi Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.60 % ● 1
Hausa Niger 12,562,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % ● 251
Japanese Australia 37,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.60 % 1
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,278,434,000             69,041
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