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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
Progress Gauge

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 *
Phu Thai Thailand 492,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % ● 10
Phu Thai United States 56,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % 1
Khmu, Puman China 22,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 1
Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 160,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % ● 3
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao Laos 3,500 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,900 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sherpa Nepal 107,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % ● 2
Sherpa United States 5,000 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
So Laos 87,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % ● 2
So Thailand 73,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,800 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,200 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,211,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % ● 104
Tai He Laos 4,100 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % ● 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % ● 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 496,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % ● 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 109,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 2
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 46,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % ● 1
Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,402 People Groups   3,278,434,000             69,041
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