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Criteria

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

7,441

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,237,713,000

% 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 *
Moronene Indonesia 48,000 Moronene Islam ● 1.90 % 1.35 % ● 1
Sanda China 1,500 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 1.40 % 1.36 % ● 1
Argobba Ethiopia 206,000 Argobba Islam ● 4.60 % 1.40 % ● 4
Alaba Ethiopia 381,000 Alaba-K'abeena Islam ● 2.60 % 1.40 % ● 8
Gera, Gerawa Nigeria 399,000 Gera Islam ● 1.60 % 1.40 % ● 8
Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 979,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 20
Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % 1
Khmer Australia 35,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.40 % 1
Khmer New Zealand 9,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % 1
Lobi Côte d'Ivoire 337,000 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 1,341,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % ● 27
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,530,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % ● 331
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
Bolon Burkina Faso 33,000 Bolon Islam ● 3.00 % 1.45 % ● 1
Nosu, Mangbu China 87,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Arab, Omani United Kingdom 2,200 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 1
Arab, Omani United States 1,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 1
Busoa Indonesia 3,100 Busoa Islam ● 4.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Tagbanwa, Central Philippines 4,000 Cuyonon Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Eurasian Japan 126,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 3
Totals:  7,441 People Groups   3,237,713,000             68,495
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