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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,423

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,456,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▼ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Sherdukpen India 4,200 Sherdukpen Buddhism ● 0.74 % ● 1
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,504,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 90
Tai Man, Shan China 700 Shan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % ● 2
Tamang Bangladesh 700 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism ● 2.29 % ● 1
Tamang Bhutan 9,200 Nepali Buddhism ● 3.59 % 1
Za, Charumba China 800 Zakhring Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jiarong, Situ China 206,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % ● 4
Tai Lue Myanmar (Burma) 61,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.06 % ● 1
Tai Lue China 804,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % ● 16
Tai Lue Laos 134,000 Lu Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % ● 3
Tai Lue Thailand 94,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 2
Tai Lue United States 4,600 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Lue Vietnam 6,900 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
Lhokpu Bhutan 3,400 Lhokpu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Amdo, Hbrogpa China 743,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 15
Amdo, Rongba China 162,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 3
Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa China 187,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 4
Amdo, Rtahu China 100,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Bonan, Tongren China 7,300 Bonan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bunan China 2,200 Gahri Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.20 % ● 1
De'ang, Rumai China 6,200 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.67 % 0.67 % ● 1
Ergong China 63,000 Horpa Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 1
Ersu China 44,000 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Golog China 167,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % ● 3
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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