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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 *
Afar Ethiopia 2,008,000 Afar Islam ● 0.90 % 0.08 % ● 40
Kunbi Lewa India 2,013,000 Gujarati Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % ● 40
Gauda India 2,038,000 Odia Hinduism ☀ 0.08 % ● 41
Gujjar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,045,000 Hindko, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % ● 41
Yao, Muslim Malawi 2,053,000 Yao Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % ● 41
Rahanweyn Somalia 2,075,000 Maay Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 42
Zhuang, Yongnan China 2,076,000 Zhuang, Yongnan Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % ● 42
Bhuiya India 2,094,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.16 % ● 42
Hmu, Northern China 2,122,000 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.25 % ● 42
Oromo, Bale Ethiopia 2,139,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Islam ● 1.50 % 0.07 % ● 43
Domar (Hindu traditions) India 2,161,000 Odia Hinduism ● 0.25 % ● 43
Guhayna Sudan 2,173,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 43
Jula, Dyula Burkina Faso 2,193,000 Jula Islam ● 0.80 % 0.00 % ● 44
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,203,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 44
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,204,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.18 % ● 44
Arab, Omani Oman 2,213,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 44
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,222,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 44
Machhi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,242,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 45
Mussali Pakistan 2,254,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 45
Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,255,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % ● 45
Balai (Hindu traditions) India 2,258,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.30 % ● 45
Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,262,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % ● 45
Brahui Pakistan 2,268,000 Brahui Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 45
Malay, Sumatera North Indonesia 2,290,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % ● 46
Beja, Bedawi Sudan 2,326,000 Bedawiyet Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 47
Totals:  7,403 People Groups   3,274,637,000             68,974
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