Progress Level-Unreached people groups

Progress Scale: 1 - Unreached● What is the Progress Scale?

Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%

Progress Level

People Groups

7,219

% of World's
People Groups

41.8 %

Population

3,437,901,000

% of World Population

42.6 %

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Indigenous	Est. Workers Needed *
Khmu, Puman	China	30,000	U	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	●	1
Palaung, Rumai	Myanmar (Burma)	161,000	Palaung, Rumai	Buddhism	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	●	3
Saek	Thailand	21,000	Saek	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Samtao	China	200	Samtao	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Samtao	Laos	3,700	Samtao	Buddhism	1 ●	0.17 %	0.17 %		1
Shixing	China	3,600	Shuhi	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Sherpa	Bhutan	10,000	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Sherpa	China	1,200	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Sherpa	Nepal	127,000	Sherpa	Buddhism	1 ●	4.22 %	-1	●	3
Sherpa	United States	5,200	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
So	Laos	91,000	So (Laos)	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	1.00 %	●	2
So	Thailand	75,000	So (Laos)	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.60 %	●	2
Amami-Oshima, Southern	Japan	1,700	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	●	1
Thai, Southern	Malaysia	4,400	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Thai, Southern	Thailand	5,355,000	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.25 %	●	107
Tai He	Laos	4,300	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	●	1
Tai Laan	Laos	700	Language unknown	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	1.74 %	●	1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Myanmar (Burma)	104,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	1 ●	0.11 %	0.11 %	●	2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	China	489,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	0.17 %	●	10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Laos	15,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Vietnam	110,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	0.17 %		2
Taungyo	Myanmar (Burma)	46,000	Taungyo	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.40 %	●	1
Gurung Ghaleg	Bangladesh	1,200	Gurung	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Gurung Ghaleg	Bhutan	9,900	Nepali	Buddhism	1 ●	3.87 %	-1		1
Tibetan, Bhotia	Nepal	3,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Totals: 7,219 People Groups		3,437,901,000							71,963

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%