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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

3,278,434,000

% 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 *
Marma India 47,000 Rakhine Buddhism ● 0.39 % ● 1
Changpa India 2,700 Changthang Buddhism ● 0.19 % ● 1
Changpa Pakistan 200 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Adi Ramo China 200 Adi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rigzong India 7,100 Ladakhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Rigzong Pakistan 1,400 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Rodiya Sri Lanka 18,000 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sherdukpen Bhutan 200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherdukpen India 3,500 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % ● 1
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,556,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 91
Tai Man, Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 99,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.36 % 0.36 % ● 2
Tamang Bangladesh 800 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism ● 1.97 % ● 1
Tamang Bhutan 9,200 Nepali Buddhism ● 3.59 % 1
Za, Charumba China 800 Zakhring Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lhokpu Bhutan 3,500 Lhokpu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Amdo, Hbrogpa China 753,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 15
Amdo, Rongba China 164,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 3
Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa China 189,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 4
Amdo, Rtahu China 102,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Bonan, Tongren China 7,400 Bonan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bunan China 2,200 Gahri Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.20 % ● 1
De'ang, Rumai China 6,300 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.67 % 0.67 % ● 1
Ergong China 64,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 1
Ersu China 45,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,278,434,000             69,041
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