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Criteria

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

7,407

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,225,174,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

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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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Dayak Pasir Indonesia 62,000 Lawangan Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Oromo, Kereyu Ethiopia 99,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Ethnic Religions ● 2.50 % 1.50 % ● 2
Yazidi United States 4,100 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 2.40 % 1.50 % 1
Korean Korea, North 25,208,000 Korean Non-Religious ● 1.60 % 1.56 % ● 504
Jinuo, Buyuan China 1,700 Jinuo, Buyuan Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.59 % ● 1
Bambara Canada 700 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.60 % 1
Kogi Colombia 20,000 Kogi Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.60 % ● 1
Hausa Niger 11,377,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % ● 228
Japanese Australia 37,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.60 % 1
Jew, English-speaking United States 5,285,000 English Ethnic Religions ● 2.70 % 1.60 % ● 106
Jotoni Burkina Faso 1,500 Jowulu Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.60 % 1
Khmer Laos 7,300 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.60 % 1
Khmer Thailand 65,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.60 % 1
Khmer, Cambodian United States 255,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.60 % 5
Persian Belgium 6,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % 1
Hmong Bua China 69,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.60 % ● 1
Lele Guinea 52,000 Lele Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.62 % ● 1
Samadu, Eastern China 800 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.63 % ● 1
Lua Thailand 7,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.67 % ● 1
Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Khmer United Kingdom 11,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.70 % 1
Tsamai Ethiopia 27,000 Tsamai Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Yaminahua Peru 900 Yaminahua Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Nasu, Panxian China 379,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.72 % ● 8
Pa'a, Afawa Nigeria 31,000 Pa'a Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.75 % ● 1
Totals:  7,407 People Groups   3,225,174,000             68,256
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