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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
Progress Gauge

People Groups

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Brao Laos 28,000 Brao Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.76 % ● 1
Mahli Bangladesh 43,000 Mahali Hinduism ● 1.48 % 0.76 % ● 1
Kuan Laos 1,000 Kuan Ethnic Religions ● 0.76 % 0.76 % ● 1
Halang Laos 6,700 Halang Ethnic Religions ● 0.76 % 0.76 % ● 1
Nyahon Laos 9,800 Nyaheun Ethnic Religions ● 0.75 % 0.75 % ● 1
Wolof Mauritania 21,000 Wolof Islam ● 1.03 % 0.75 % ● 1
Qiang, Mianchi China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.74 % ● 1
Koli Mahadev Pakistan 29,000 Sindhi Hinduism ● 1.47 % 0.74 % ● 1
Antankarana Madagascar 221,000 Malagasy, Antankarana Islam ● 5.00 % 0.74 % ● 4
Qiang, Heihu China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.73 % ● 1
Akeu Laos 3,300 Akeu Ethnic Religions ● 0.72 % 0.72 % 1
Nisu, Yuanyang China 266,000 Nisu, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.72 % ● 5
Kikai Japan 12,000 Kikai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.72 % ● 1
Eggan Nigeria 22,000 Nupe-Nupe-Tako Islam ● 0.92 % 0.72 % ● 1
Kryz, Dzhek Azerbaijan 13,000 Kryts Islam ● 0.72 % 0.72 % ● 1
Khmu China 6,900 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 0.90 % 0.71 % ● 1
Matumbi Tanzania 313,000 Matumbi Islam ● 1.21 % 0.71 % ● 6
Taz Russia 200 Russian Non-Religious ● 5.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
South Asian, general Norway 28,000 Urdu Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % 1
South Asian, general Greece 118,000 Urdu Islam ● 4.00 % 0.70 % 2
Chinese, general Angola 57,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 1.05 % 0.70 % 1
Han Tai China 57,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.70 % 0.70 % ● 1
Aoka China 299,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 6
Urdu Fiji 4,700 Urdu Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % 1
Umm Heitan Sudan 32,000 Koalib Islam ● 2.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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