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Criteria

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

7,399

% of World's
People Groups

42.4 %

Population

3,278,489,000

% 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 *
Arab, Emirati United Arab Emirates 1,154,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % ● 23
Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,151,000 Mon Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 23
Pashtun Kakar Pakistan 1,151,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Uzbek, Northern Tajikistan 1,148,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ● 0.14 % 0.13 % 23
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Sri Lanka 1,146,000 Tamil Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Pashtun Khattak Pakistan 1,142,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Baloch Rind Pakistan 1,131,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 23
Susu Guinea 1,129,000 Susu Islam ● 0.20 % 0.02 % ● 23
Hausa Côte d'Ivoire 1,125,000 Hausa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 22
Bhumij India 1,124,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 1.02 % ● 22
Pashtun Mandanri (Manezai) Pakistan 1,124,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 22
Bohra India 1,118,000 Gujarati Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 22
Koshti India 1,117,000 Marathi Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % ● 22
Tuareg, Tamajaq Niger 1,116,000 Tamajaq, Tawallammat Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.09 % ● 22
Hausa Benin 1,114,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.10 % 0.05 % 22
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,113,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 22
Han Chinese, Shaozhou China 1,102,000 Chinese, Min Nan Non-Religious ● 1.20 % 1.05 % ● 22
Fulani, Pulaar Senegal 1,102,000 Pulaar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 22
Moghal Pakistan 1,099,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 22
Nung Vietnam 1,093,000 Nung Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.03 % ● 22
She China 1,086,000 Chinese, Min Nan Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.12 % ● 22
Kokna India 1,085,000 Kukna Hinduism ● 1.10 % ● 22
Songhai-Koyraboro Mali 1,081,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % ● 22
Qassab India 1,078,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 22
Ho India 1,076,000 Ho Unknown ● 2.37 % ● 22
Totals:  7,399 People Groups   3,278,489,000             69,041
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