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Criteria

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

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,226,934,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Khasonke Mali 865,000 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 2.50 % 0.63 % ● 17
Khasonke Senegal 13,000 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
Xibe, Western China 57,000 Xibe Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.47 % ● 1
Yidghal Pakistan 9,800 Yadgha Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yaeyama Japan 46,000 Yaeyama Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.38 % ● 1
Yagua Colombia 1,000 Yagua Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Yakan Malaysia 1,200 Yakan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yakan Philippines 189,000 Yakan Islam ● 0.15 % 0.15 % ● 4
Yakha Nepal 23,000 Yakkha Other / Small ● 0.72 % ● 1
Yakut China 2,900 Yakut Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yakut Russia 488,000 Yakut Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.10 % ● 10
Yalunka Guinea 119,000 Yalunka Islam ● 0.30 % 0.17 % ● 2
Yalunka Mali 16,000 Yalunka Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 1
Yalunka, Dialonke Senegal 14,000 Yalunka Islam ● 0.15 % 0.05 % ● 1
Yaminahua Peru 900 Yaminahua Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Yaminahua, Chitonajuas Peru 300 Yaminahua Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yamphu Nepal 6,600 Yamphu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lohorung Nepal 1,200 Yamphu, Southern Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yao, Muslim Mozambique 197,000 Yao Islam ● 1.40 % 1.00 % ● 4
Yao, Muslim Tanzania 614,000 Yao Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % ● 12
Yao, Muslim Zambia 5,000 Yao Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Yao, Muslim Malawi 1,999,000 Yao Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % ● 40
Yaroame Brazil 400 Yaroame Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Yazgul Tajikistan 11,000 Yazgulyam Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yerong China 400 Yerong Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,226,934,000             68,295
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