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Criteria

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

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Kensiu Malaysia 400 Kensiu Ethnic Religions ● 1.30 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kensiu Thailand 300 Kensiu Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Semoq Beri Malaysia 2,500 Semaq Beri Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Semelai Malaysia 8,000 Semelai Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.10 % ● 1
Semnam Malaysia 1,000 Semnam Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Shabo Ethiopia 600 Majang Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
She China 660,000 She Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.12 % ● 13
Shui, Yunnan China 12,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.20 % ● 1
Siamou Mali 38,000 Siamou Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sian Malaysia Unknown Sihan (Malaysia) Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Siang Indonesia 19,000 Siang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
So Tri Laos 12,000 Bru, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.05 % ● 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Paraguay 1,100 Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Peru 1,900 Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Panama 10,000 Spanish Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico 1,500 Spanish Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Spain 13,000 Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.10 % ● 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Uruguay 16,000 Spanish Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Venezuela 4,900 Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.10 % ● 1
Eskimo, Siberian Russia 1,700 Yupik, Saint Lawrence Island Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Sonsogon Malaysia 5,200 Kimaragang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Giziga, South Cameroon 151,000 Giziga Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.30 % ● 3
Barasano, Southern Colombia 900 Barasana-Eduria Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Chuvan Russia 900 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Yukaghir, Chuvan Ukraine 200 Ukrainian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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