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Criteria

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

7,386

% of World's
People Groups

42.3 %

Population

3,399,669,000

% 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 *
Dungan Mongolia 6,400 Dungan Islam ● 2.00 % 1.50 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka China, Hong Kong 292,000 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 6
Geruma Nigeria 16,000 Geruma Islam ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Ilchamus Kenya 44,000 Samburu Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Cham, Eastern United States 900 Cham, Eastern Hinduism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 1
Bru, Eastern Laos 24,000 Bru, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 88,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Chakali Ghana 10,000 Chakali Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Eurasian Japan 123,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Tagbanwa, Central Philippines 4,300 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 86,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Gwa Nigeria 5,300 Gwa Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.45 % ● 1
Bolon Burkina Faso 37,000 Bolon Islam ● 3.00 % 1.45 % ● 1
Chut-May Laos 400 Chut Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.44 % ● 1
Khinalug, Ketsh Khalkh Azerbaijan 4,100 Khinalugh Islam ● 1.50 % 1.42 % ● 1
Mok Thailand 700 Mok Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.40 % ● 1
Asheninka, South Ucayali Peru 18,000 Asheninka, South Ucayali Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.40 % ● 1
Nosu, Shengzha China 1,328,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % ● 27
Mongol, Khalka Germany 1,500 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 1
Hongjin Tai China 97,000 Tai Hongjin Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.40 % ● 2
Vige, Viemo Burkina Faso 16,000 Viemo Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.40 % ● 1
Persian New Zealand 3,600 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 1
Totals:  7,386 People Groups   3,399,669,000             71,359
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