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Criteria

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

7,403

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,637,000

% of World Population

41.8 %

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Kurd, Kurmanji Syria 1,481,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 0.13 % 0.06 % ● 30
Arab, Palestinian / Israeli Israel 1,488,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 1.85 % ● 30
Pingdi China 1,491,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % ● 30
Lodha Jariya India 1,510,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 30
Gond Maria India 1,520,000 Gondi, Northern Hinduism ● 0.91 % ● 30
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,530,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 31
Muhamasheen, Akhdam Yemen 1,536,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Yadav Dhindhor India 1,543,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Gangakula India 1,556,000 Kannada Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Gosain India 1,564,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Turk Germany 1,568,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 31
Yadav Ghosi India 1,570,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,573,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % ● 31
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,574,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.52 % ● 31
Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 1,580,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ● 0.53 % ● 32
Brahmin Radhi India 1,580,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 32
Berber, Rif Morocco 1,589,000 Tarifit Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % ● 32
Fulani, Adamawa Nigeria 1,589,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 3.00 % 0.88 % ● 32
Malinke, Ivorian Côte d'Ivoire 1,603,000 Jula Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % ● 32
Arab, Libyan Libya 1,611,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % ● 32
Bashkir Russia 1,616,000 Bashkort Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % ● 32
Khampa Eastern China 1,618,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % ● 32
Kisan India 1,630,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.67 % ● 33
Aimaq Afghanistan 1,632,000 Aimaq Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 33
Khati (Hindu traditions) India 1,640,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 33
Totals:  7,403 People Groups   3,274,637,000             68,974
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