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Criteria

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

7,398

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,114,000

% 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, Arabic Gulf Spoken Saudi Arabia 1,009,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 20
Zhuang, Youjiang China 1,008,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 20
Darzi (Muslim traditions) India 1,005,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 20
Kawar India 1,003,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.12 % ● 20
Qashqai, Kashkai Iran 1,002,000 Kashkay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 20
Bhil Barela India 1,001,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.07 % ● 20
Brahui Jhalawan Pakistan 999,000 Brahui Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 20
Bairwa India 991,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.03 % ● 20
Bind India 990,000 Bhojpuri Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 20
Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 986,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 20
Hadi India 983,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.48 % ● 20
Mandingo, Mandinka Senegal 981,000 Mandinka Islam ● 0.70 % 0.05 % ● 20
Kalwar Jaiswal India 974,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) India 972,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Khatri (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 972,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Bhuinhar India 970,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % ● 19
Khorasani Turk Iran 969,000 Khorasani Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 969,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Kayastha Sribastab India 968,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Uzbek, Northern Kyrgyzstan 964,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ● 0.18 % 0.18 % ● 19
Vanjara India 962,000 Marathi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 957,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Minangkabau, Orang Negeri Malaysia 955,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Pashtun Mohmand Pakistan 954,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 19
Tibetan, Central China 952,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % ● 19
Totals:  7,398 People Groups   3,275,114,000             68,979
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