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Criteria

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

7,406

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,230,216,000

% 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
Needed *
Mandaya, Karaga Philippines 6,000 Mandaya Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Khmer, Northern Cambodia 5,200 Khmer, Northern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Mantsi Vietnam 1,300 Mantsi Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Pa Di China 1,100 Pa Di Non-Religious ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
En Vietnam 300 En Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Bushi Madagascar 1,800 Bushi Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
South Asian, general Spain 126,000 Urdu Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 3
South Asian, general Netherlands 223,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 4
South Asian, general Korea, South 101,000 Language unknown Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 2
Chinese, general United Arab Emirates 33,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Tau't Batu Philippines 500 Palawano, Central Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Chinese, general Kenya 35,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
Kaxixo Brazil 300 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Khuen Laos 13,000 Khuen Buddhism ● 1.50 % 1.00 % ● 1
Karanga Chad 23,000 Karanga Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Challa Ghana 4,700 Chala Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Tonga Thailand 400 Ten'edn Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk United States 1,100 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Yugur, Enger China 6,100 Yugur, East Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % ● 1
Tujia China 9,790,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 1.10 % 1.00 % ● 196
Saman China 3,300 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Lipo, Western China 186,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.00 % ● 4
Miao, Hua Vietnam 4,300 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Hmong Njua Myanmar (Burma) 12,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Han Chinese, Xiang Malaysia 66,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Totals:  7,406 People Groups   3,230,216,000             68,351
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  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
  2. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
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