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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Romani, Domari United Arab Emirates 500 Arabic, Gulf Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % ● 1
Jewish, English-speaking Jamaica 500 English Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jewish, Bukharan Uzbekistan 500 Bukharic Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kumyk Kazakhstan 500 Kumyk Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Qabiao, Pubiao China 500 Qabiao Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Negidal, Nizovsk Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Nemadi, lkoku Mauritania 500 Hassaniyya Islam ● 0.60 % 0.60 % ● 1
Melanau Brunei 500 Melanau, Central Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Kalmyk-Oirat Kazakhstan 500 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Orochi Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Bolivia 500 Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Cuba 500 Spanish Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tahang Laos 500 Talieng Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Peung Laos 500 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Taje, Petapa Indonesia 500 Indonesian Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tibetan Liechtenstein 500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ugong Thailand 500 Ugong Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yupik, Naukan Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Tayten Laos 500 Lao Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Barua Myanmar (Burma) 500 Rakhine Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Puroik China 500 Puroik Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Beidongnuo China 500 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tau't Batu Philippines 500 Palawano, Central Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Jewish, Serbian-speaking Bosnia-Herzegovina 500 Serbian Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jewish, Swahili-speaking Tanzania 500 Swahili Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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