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Criteria

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

7,432

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,235,374,000

% of World Population

41.7 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Indigenous Est. Workers
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Mao, Northern Ethiopia 3,800 Ma'we's Aas'e' Islam ● 4.80 % 1.50 % ● 1
Hausa, Maouri Niger 872,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 17
Manipuri, Ponna Myanmar (Burma) 12,000 Meitei Hinduism ● 1.70 % 1.50 % 1
Nepali, general Australia 63,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % 1
Lobi Burkina Faso 309,000 Lobi Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.50 % ● 6
Lemolang Indonesia 2,800 Limola Islam ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Berber, Kabyle France 714,000 Amazigh Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 14
Berber, Kabyle Belgium 55,000 Amazigh Islam ● 2.00 % 1.50 % 1
Jew, Eastern Yiddish-speaking Canada 14,000 Yiddish, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Spain 900 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 1
Dungan Mongolia 6,100 Dungan Islam ● 2.00 % 1.50 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka China, Hong Kong 292,000 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 6
Ilchamus Kenya 42,000 Samburu Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 84,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Cham, Eastern United States 900 Cham, Eastern Hinduism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 1
Bru, Eastern Laos 22,000 Bru, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Chakali Ghana 9,400 Chakali Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Eurasian Japan 126,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 3
Tagbanwa, Central Philippines 4,000 Cuyonon Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Busoa Indonesia 3,100 Busoa Islam ● 4.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Arab, Omani United States 1,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 1
Arab, Omani United Kingdom 2,200 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 1
Nosu, Mangbu China 87,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Bolon Burkina Faso 33,000 Bolon Islam ● 3.00 % 1.45 % ● 1
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % ● 1
Totals:  7,432 People Groups   3,235,374,000             68,459
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