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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
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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 *
South Asian, general Switzerland 76,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 2
Dawei, Tavoyan Myanmar (Burma) 457,000 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % ● 9
Dawei, Tavoyan Thailand 500 Tavoyan Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan, Shanyan China 26,000 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tebbu China 26,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Wang Thailand 8,800 Thai, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Chhairottan Nepal Unknown Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Thakali Chimtan Nepal Unknown Thakali Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Huay Thailand 600 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Thai, Khorat Thailand 11,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.40 % ● 1
Lao Ga Thailand 2,100 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lao Krang Thailand 58,000 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lao Ti Thailand 200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Bueng Thailand 6,500 Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Gapong Laos 500 Phu Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Gapong Thailand 2,200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lao Ngaew Thailand 35,000 Thai Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Dzala Bhutan 17,000 Dzalakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Matpa Bhutan 20,000 Chocangacakha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nupbi Bhutan 3,000 Nupbikha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nyenpa Bhutan 12,000 Nyenkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Thai, Tak Bai Malaysia 4,100 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Tak Bai Thailand 22,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lao Wieng Thailand 57,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.60 % ● 1
Lao Lom Thailand 29,000 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,413 People Groups   3,226,866,000             68,294
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