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Criteria

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

7,402

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,459,000

% 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 *
Zeem Nigeria 600 Zeem Islam ● 0.35 % 0.15 % ● 1
Zaza-Dimli Turkey 1,754,000 Zazaki, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 35
Zaza-Alevi Turkey 202,000 Zazaki, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 4
Zaza-Alevi Germany 31,000 Zazaki, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Zarma Nigeria 156,000 Zarma Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Zarma Niger 4,560,000 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 91
Zarma Mali 2,300 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Zarma Ghana 9,500 Zarma Islam ● 0.50 % 0.08 % 1
Zarma Benin 13,000 Zarma Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
Zaramo Tanzania 1,286,000 Zaramo Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 26
Zan Gula Chad 12,000 Zan Gula Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Za, Charumba China 800 Zakhring Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Zaiwa China 122,000 Zaiwa Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.22 % ● 2
Zaghawa Sudan 121,000 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 2
Zaghawa Libya 9,300 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Zaghawa Chad 164,000 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Bideyat Sudan 12,000 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bideyat, Beri Chad 9,500 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Eskimo, Siberian Russia 1,800 Yupik, Saint Lawrence Island Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Yugur, Saragh China 13,000 Yugur, West Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.50 % ● 1
Yugur, Enger China 6,100 Yugur, East Buddhism ● 1.20 % 1.00 % ● 1
Yoy Thailand 8,000 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % ● 1
Yoy Laos 12,000 Yoy Ethnic Religions ● 0.19 % 0.19 % ● 1
Yoron Japan 900 Yoron Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yora, Manu Park Panoan Peru 200 Yora Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,274,459,000             68,966
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