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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
Progress Level
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People Groups

1,123

% of World's
People Groups

6.4 %

Population

249,478,000

% of World Population

3.1 %

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Photo ▲ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Sahafatra Madagascar 123,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % ●
Sajau Basap Indonesia 11,000 Sajau Basap Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 2.00 % ●
Salagama Sri Lanka 320,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 12.16 % ●
Saluan, Kahumamaqon Indonesia 2,900 Saluan Islam ● 15.00 % 0.10 % ●
Saluma Brazil 300 Saluma Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % ●
Samo, Kalemse Mali 3,400 Kalamse Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.00 % ●
Samo, Kalemse Burkina Faso 28,000 Kalamse Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.40 % ●
Saora Jadu India 21,000 Odia Hinduism ● 39.08 % ●
Saora Jati India 40,000 Odia Hinduism ● 22.81 % ●
Saora Kapusavar India 30,000 Odia Hinduism ● 27.95 % ●
Saora Khotto India 21,000 Odia Hinduism ● 39.13 % ●
Saora Malia India 80,000 Odia Hinduism ● 30.37 % ●
Saramaccan, Matawari Suriname 1,400 Saramaccan Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 0.50 % ●
Sauria Paharia India 62,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 46.85 % ●
Sawai Indonesia 16,000 Sawai Islam ● 12.00 % 1.17 % ●
Seberuang Indonesia 44,000 Seberuang Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.00 % ●
Semman Sri Lanka 1,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.25 % ●
Senji Mozambique 33,000 Ndau Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % ●
Senoufo, Niangolo Burkina Faso 109,000 Senoufo, Senara Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 1.55 % ●
Senoufo, Syenara Mali 227,000 Senoufo, Syenara Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.84 % ●
Sentani, Buyaka Indonesia 122,000 Sentani Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Shabar India 629,000 Odia Hinduism ● 9.14 % ●
Shama Nigeria 9,700 Shama-Sambuga Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Shani Nigeria 1,900 Hausa Islam ● 8.00 % 0.40 % ●
Silpi Sri Lanka 3,500 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.80 % ●
Totals:  1,123 People Groups   249,478,000            
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