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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
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People Groups

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,226,934,000

% 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 *
Yaw Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Deaf Japan 253,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.54 % ● 5
Deaf Laos 73,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism ● 3.38 % ● 1
Deaf Mongolia 16,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.72 % ● 1
Deaf Thailand 349,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism ● 1.10 % ● 7
Kui Cambodia 35,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.53 % ● 1
Kui Laos 48,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Kui Thailand 421,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.41 % ● 8
Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,143,000 Mon Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 23
Kuan, Khuen China 1,700 Khuen Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.10 % ● 1
Khuen Laos 13,000 Khuen Buddhism ● 1.50 % 1.00 % ● 1
Khuen United States 2,800 Khuen Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Beda India 600 Ladakhi Buddhism ● 1.08 % ● 1
Beda Pakistan 400 Balti Buddhism ● 2.70 % ● 1
Dowaniya India 2,900 Assamese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mon (Buddhist traditions) India 300 Assamese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Monpa Tawang Bhutan 500 Brokpake Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Monba, Cona China 45,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % ● 1
Monpa Tawang India 7,100 Monpa, Tawang Buddhism ● 0.39 % ● 1
Walang, Bantawa Bhutan 3,600 Bantawa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Walang China 2,100 Walungge Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Walang India 400 Walungge Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Walang Nepal 1,200 Walungge Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Chinese, general Kyrgyzstan 1,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 4.43 % 2.00 % ● 1
Chinese, general Turkmenistan 2,900 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 3.30 % 2.00 % 1
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,226,934,000             68,295
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