Progress Scale-1 | Joshua Project

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

Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%

Progress Level

People Groups

7,402

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,224,769,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion ▼	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Indigenous	Est. Workers Needed *
Sherpa	United States	500	Sherpa	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
So	Laos	86,000	So	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	1.00 %	●	2
So	Thailand	73,000	So	Buddhism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	●	1
Amami-Oshima, Southern	Japan	1,800	Amami-Oshima, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	●	1
Thai, Southern	Malaysia	4,100	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Thai, Southern	Thailand	5,099,000	Thai, Southern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.90 %	0.25 %	●	102
Tai He	Laos	4,100	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Tai Laan	Laos	700	Language unknown	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Myanmar (Burma)	103,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	1 ●	0.50 %	0.35 %	●	2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	China	494,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	0.17 %	●	10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Laos	14,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan	Vietnam	108,000	Tai Nua	Buddhism	1 ●	0.19 %	0.17 %		2
Taungyo	Myanmar (Burma)	45,000	Taungyo	Buddhism	1 ●	0.60 %	0.40 %	●	1
Gurung	Bangladesh	800	Gurung	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Gurung	Bhutan	10,000	Nepali	Buddhism	1 ●	2.08 %	-1		1
Tibetan	Bhutan	4,500	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Tibetan	Canada	5,500	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Tibetan, Central	China	949,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.04 %	0.03 %	●	19
Tibetan	India	101,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	1 ●	0.27 %	-1	●	2
Tibetan, Bhotia	Nepal	2,500	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	●	1
Tibetan	Pakistan	6,400	Balti	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Tibetan	Sweden	1,000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Thai, Isan	Iceland	500	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %		1
Thai, Isan	Laos	8,900	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %		1
Thai, Isan	Norway	18,000	Thai, Northeastern	Buddhism	1 ●	0.80 %	0.10 %		1
Totals: 7,402 People Groups		3,224,769,000							68,246

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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%