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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 *
Aleut, Eastern Russia 400 Aleut Non-Religious ● 1.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Thai China, Hong Kong 10,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.60 % 1
Bukat Indonesia 800 Bukat Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Azerbaijani United States 58,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ● 1.00 % 0.60 % 1
Arab, Omani Djibouti 93,000 Arabic, Omani Islam ● 3.00 % 0.60 % 2
Arab Tanzania 304,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 0.60 % 6
Lagwan, Afade Cameroon 8,200 Afade Islam ● 4.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Wawonii Indonesia 29,000 Wawonii Islam ● 1.00 % 0.60 % ● 1
Katu, Eastern Vietnam 76,000 Katu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.59 % ● 2
Miao, Huishui Central China 68,000 Miao, Central Huishui Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.58 % ● 1
Sabbori Sudan 7,900 Katcha-Kadugli-Miri Islam ● 0.58 % 0.58 % ● 1
Bhumij Bangladesh 35,000 Sylheti Hinduism ● 1.15 % 0.58 % ● 1
Kangean Indonesia 126,000 Kangean Islam ● 0.58 % 0.58 % ● 3
Tengger Indonesia 93,000 Tengger Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.57 % ● 2
Sabum Malaysia 1,300 Malay, Ambonese Ethnic Religions ● 0.60 % 0.56 % ● 1
Zaomin China 47,000 Dzao Min Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.56 % ● 1
Sangil Philippines 10,000 Sangil Islam ● 0.56 % 0.56 % ● 1
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Pakistan 58,000 Sindhi Hinduism ● 1.12 % 0.56 % ● 1
Toku-No-Shima Japan 4,900 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Cambodia 8,300 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.55 % 1
Han Chinese, Min Nan Cambodia 148,000 Chinese, Min Nan Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.55 % 3
Nasu, Jinghong China 24,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.54 % ● 1
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Kuwait 1,370,000 Arabic, Gulf Islam ● 2.00 % 0.53 % ● 27
Kui Cambodia 36,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.53 % ● 1
Hazara Indonesia 6,600 Hazaragi Islam ● 0.53 % 0.53 % 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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