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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 *
Thai Laos 143,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.30 % 3
Thai China, Macau 800 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % 1
Thai Malaysia 30,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % ● 1
Thai Netherlands 5,300 Thai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 1
Thai Norway 21,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Chak Bangladesh 3,000 Chak Buddhism ● 0.73 % ● 1
Chak, Thet Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 Chak Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % ● 1
Chak India 300 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Chakma, Daingnet Myanmar (Burma) 29,000 Chakma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chakma India 217,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 4.91 % ● 4
Chaungtha Myanmar (Burma) 184,000 Rakhine Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % ● 4
Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 14,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Chong Cambodia 1,600 Chong Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Chong Thailand 2,000 Chong Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.00 % ● 1
Chrame China 51,000 Pumi, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Dakpa Bhutan 4,400 Dakpakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Dakpa India 100 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Danau Myanmar (Burma) 127,000 Danau Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % ● 3
Dariganga Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Dolpa Nepal 3,900 Sherpa Buddhism ● 1.10 % ● 1
Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 83,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Sharchop Bhutan 66,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bru, Eastern Thailand 25,000 Bru, Eastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 233,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.12 % ● 5
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,226,934,000             68,295
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