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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,413

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,226,866,000

% 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 *
Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 10,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 3.58 % 1
Tibetan, Central Switzerland 8,100 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
Tibetan, Central Taiwan 2,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
Tibetan, Central United States 4,800 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % 1
Choni China 171,000 Choni Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 3
Thai, Isan Iceland 500 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai, Isan Laos 8,900 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Isan Norway 18,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % 1
Thai, Isan New Zealand 8,400 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % 1
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,258,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % ● 365
Thai, Isan United States 85,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 2
Thami China 600 Thangmi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Bhutan 4,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Canada 5,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan, Central China 949,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % ● 19
Tibetan India 99,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ● 0.28 % ● 2
Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 2,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tibetan Pakistan 6,600 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Sweden 1,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Toku-No-shima Japan 5,000 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % ● 1
Siyar Nepal 500 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tu China 262,000 Tu Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 5
Tuvan China 4,300 Tuvan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tuvan, Uriankhai Mongolia 43,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Ugong Thailand 500 Ugong Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,413 People Groups   3,226,866,000             68,294
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