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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,162

% of World's
People Groups

43.6 %

Population

3,621,902,000

% of World Population

44.0 %

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Evangelical
Range 		% Christian
Adh Range 		Est. Workers
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Thai Thailand 21,271,000 ● Thai Buddhism Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 425
Java Mancanegari Indonesia 21,148,000 ● Javanese Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 423
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 21,024,000 ● Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 420
Jat (Hindu traditions) India 20,425,000 ● Hindi Hinduism Progress Gauge Unknown 0-0.1% ● 408
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 20,320,000 ● Hindi Hinduism Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 406
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 20,249,000 ● Arabic, Sanaani Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 405
Teli (Hindu traditions) India 20,242,000 ● Hindi Hinduism Progress Gauge Unknown 0-0.1% ● 405
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 19,457,000 ● Gujarati Hinduism Progress Gauge Unknown 0-0.1% ● 389
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,924,000 ● Thai, Northeastern Buddhism Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0.1-2% ● 378
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 18,335,000 ● Azerbaijani, South Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 367
Bhil unspecified India 17,982,000 ● Gujarati Hinduism Progress Gauge Unknown 0.1-2% ● 360
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) India 16,935,000 ● Hindi Hinduism Progress Gauge Unknown 0-0.1% ● 339
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 16,912,000 ● Punjabi, Western Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 338
Kapu unspecified India 16,809,000 ● Telugu Hinduism Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 336
Arab, Sudanese Sudan 16,449,000 ● Arabic, Sudanese Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 329
Khmer Cambodia 15,791,000 ● Khmer Buddhism Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 316
Somali Somalia 15,428,000 ● Somali Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 309
Gond unspecified India 15,308,000 ● Hindi Hinduism Progress Gauge Unknown 0.1-2% ● 306
Hausa Niger 15,155,000 ● Hausa Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 303
Kazakh Kazakhstan 14,675,000 ● Kazakh Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 294
Malay Malaysia 14,419,000 ● Malay Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 288
Hui China 13,615,000 ● Chinese, Mandarin Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 272
Vanniyan India 13,485,000 ● Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge Unknown 0.1-2% ● 270
Kurd, Kurmanji Türkiye (Turkey) 13,036,000 ● Kurdish, Northern Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 261
Nai (Hindu traditions) India 12,816,000 ● Hindi Hinduism Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 256
Totals:  7,162 People Groups   3,621,902,000             75,440
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