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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,418

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,233,450,000

% of World Population

41.7 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▼ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
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
Yaeyama Japan 46,000 Yaeyama Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.38 % ● 1
Yakha Bhutan 200 Nepali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Karen, Yintale Myanmar (Burma) 11,000 Yintale Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yonaguni Japan 800 Yonaguni Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yong Thailand 14,000 Yong Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.20 % ● 1
Yoron Japan 900 Yoron Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yoy Thailand 7,900 Yoy Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.50 % ● 1
Zhaba China 8,600 Zhaba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Doi Myanmar (Burma) 5,100 Tai Loi Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Tai Doi Laos 300 Tai Loi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Kaleun Laos 3,300 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Kaleun Thailand 8,800 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nyaw Laos 18,000 Nyaw Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 1
Nyaw Thailand 81,000 Nyaw Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Aiton India 3,600 Aiton Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Aka Bhutan 400 Hruso Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Barua Bangladesh 11,000 Chittagonian Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Barua, Maramagyi Myanmar (Burma) 500 Rakhine Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Barua India 1,300 Bengali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 116,000 Ladakhi Buddhism ● 0.35 % ● 2
Bodh (Buddhist traditions) Pakistan 900 Balti Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,418 People Groups   3,233,450,000             68,416
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