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Criteria

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

7,439

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,237,709,000

% 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
Needed *
Hausa Benin 1,085,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.10 % 0.05 % 22
Koshti India 1,092,000 Marathi Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % ● 22
Hausa Côte d'Ivoire 1,096,000 Hausa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 22
Han Chinese, Shaozhou China 1,098,000 Chinese, Min Nan Non-Religious ● 1.20 % 1.05 % ● 22
Susu Guinea 1,099,000 Susu Islam ● 0.20 % 0.02 % ● 22
Bohra India 1,105,000 Gujarati Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 22
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,109,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 22
Khatri (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,115,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 22
Bhumij India 1,116,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 1.02 % ● 22
Uzbek, Northern Tajikistan 1,123,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ● 0.14 % 0.13 % ● 22
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Sri Lanka 1,131,000 Tamil Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Arab, Emirati United Arab Emirates 1,142,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % ● 23
Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,143,000 Mon Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 23
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,147,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Hindi United States 1,148,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 23
Malay, Papuan Indonesia 1,150,000 Malay, Papuan Islam ● 1.50 % 0.10 % ● 23
Gorontalo Indonesia 1,155,000 Gorontalo Islam ● 1.80 % 0.04 % ● 23
Fulani, Western Niger 1,160,000 Fulfulde, Western Niger Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % ● 23
Bedouin, Eastern Bedawi Egypt 1,166,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Bhil Vasave India 1,171,000 Vasavi Hinduism ● 0.77 % ● 23
Kunbi Kadwa India 1,171,000 Gujarati Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % ● 23
Kachhi Kachhwaha India 1,172,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Kabardian Turkey 1,177,000 Kabardian Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 24
Fur, Forok Sudan 1,182,000 Fur Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 24
Okinawan, Ryukyuan Japan 1,183,000 Okinawan, Central Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.15 % ● 24
Totals:  7,439 People Groups   3,237,709,000             68,494
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