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Criteria

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

7,419

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,303,000

% 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 *
Bambara Mali 6,206,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % ● 124
Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 6,162,000 Lambadi Hinduism ● 0.39 % ● 123
Amhara, Wollo Ethiopia 6,049,000 Amharic Islam ● 2.90 % 0.20 % ● 121
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) India 5,968,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 119
Fula Jalon Guinea 5,919,000 Pular Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 118
Ilavan India 5,848,000 Malayalam Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % ● 117
Wolof Senegal 5,772,000 Wolof Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 115
Betawi Indonesia 5,725,000 Betawi Islam ● 2.23 % 0.00 % ● 114
Bugis Indonesia 5,725,000 Bugis Islam ● 0.55 % 0.01 % ● 114
Mala (Hindu traditions) India 5,706,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 0.16 % ● 114
Awan Pakistan 5,662,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 113
Mongol China 5,655,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % ● 113
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) India 5,641,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.03 % ● 113
Tatar Russia 5,415,000 Tatar Islam ● 3.00 % 0.49 % ● 108
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,299,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 2.01 % ● 106
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,211,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % ● 104
Java Pesisir Kulon Indonesia 5,204,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.00 % 0.11 % ● 104
Gujar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 5,033,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 101
Jew, English-speaking United States 5,005,000 English Ethnic Religions ● 2.70 % 1.60 % ● 100
Yadav Gaoli India 4,990,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 100
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 4,966,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.47 % ● 99
Yadav Gola India 4,949,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 99
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) India 4,904,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 98
Bania Agarwal India 4,883,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 98
Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 4,873,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % ● 97
Totals:  7,419 People Groups   3,275,303,000             69,207
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