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Criteria

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

7,398

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,114,000

% 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 *
Girirra Ethiopia 51,000 Girirra Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Birale Ethiopia Unknown Tsamai Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 0
Lewotobi Indonesia 6,300 Lewotobi Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Paleni Burkina Faso 300 Paleni Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Yaroame Brazil 500 Yaroame Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Sangkong China 2,100 Sangkong Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Tring Malaysia 800 Tring Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Bayono Indonesia 300 Bayono Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
South Asian, general Romania 1,500 Hindi Hinduism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general Portugal 79,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
South Asian, general Poland 3,300 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general New Zealand 164,000 English Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 3
South Asian, general Luxembourg 1,300 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general Iceland 600 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general Finland 11,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Chinese, general Turkmenistan 3,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 3.30 % 2.00 % 1
Chinese, general Kazakhstan 3,600 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Chinese, general Kyrgyzstan 1,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 4.43 % 2.00 % ● 1
Pathen, Baheng Vietnam 8,300 Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Khmu Thailand 15,000 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 3.30 % 2.00 % ● 1
Sama-Bajau Philippines 132,000 Sama, Central Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 3
Acheron Sudan 22,000 Acheron Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Mongol, Khalka Belgium 800 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Miao, Liupanshui China 69,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,600 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Totals:  7,398 People Groups   3,275,114,000             68,979
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