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Criteria

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

7,425

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,259,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Khmer Cambodia 14,086,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.90 % ● 282
Dusun, Kadazan Brunei 10,000 Kadazan Dusun Islam ● 2.50 % 1.90 % ● 1
Khmer Vietnam 1,331,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.87 % 27
Bambara Mauritania 23,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 2.50 % 1.86 % 1
Arab, Palestinian / Israeli Israel 1,530,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 1.85 % ● 31
Moronene Indonesia 48,000 Moronene Islam ● 1.90 % 1.82 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin China, Macau 40,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 2.40 % 1.82 % ● 1
Mal Laos 38,000 Mal Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % ● 1
Hmong Shua, Sinicized China 353,000 Sinicized Miao Ethnic Religions ● 2.50 % 1.80 % ● 7
Ta Oi, Upper Laos 50,000 Ta'oih, Upper Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % ● 1
Jew, Russian Russia 146,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % ● 3
Jew, Russian Israel 704,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % 14
Persian Malaysia 44,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 3.00 % 1.80 % 1
Nepali, general Malaysia 246,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.80 % 5
Iquito, Amacacore Peru 600 Iquitu Ethnic Religions ● 1.90 % 1.80 % ● 1
Bullom, Northern Bullom Sierra Leone 8,400 Bullom So Islam ● 5.00 % 1.80 % ● 1
Bambara Burkina Faso 7,300 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.80 % 1
Bambara Niger 54,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.80 % 1
Nara, Nialetic Eritrea 58,000 Nara Islam ● 4.50 % 1.80 % ● 1
Ayamaru, Brat Indonesia 95,000 Mai Brat Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.80 % ● 2
Pa'a, Afawa Nigeria 31,000 Pa'a Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.75 % ● 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % ● 1
Nasu, Panxian China 376,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.72 % ● 8
Yaminahua Peru 900 Yaminahua Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Tsemay Ethiopia 29,000 Tsamai Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Totals:  7,425 People Groups   3,367,259,000             70,747
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