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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,121

% of World's
People Groups

6.4 %

Population

250,042,000

% of World Population

3.2 %

Map Notes
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Photo ▼ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Mende United States 6,900 Mende Islam ● 15.00 % 0.50 %
Mech India 65,000 Boro Hinduism ● 27.21 % ●
Mauritian Sri Lanka 3,900 Morisyen Hinduism ● 45.11 %
Matses Brazil 900 Matses Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 2.00 % ●
Maswanka, Kunante Guinea-Bissau 21,000 Mansoanka Islam ● 6.00 % 2.00 % ●
Masikoro Madagascar 743,000 Malagasy, Masikoro Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 0.48 % ●
Masi Angola 5,300 Mashi Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.50 % ●
Marubo Brazil 1,700 Marubo Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.40 % ●
Marma Bangladesh 242,000 Marma Buddhism ● 5.69 % ●
Marka, Dafing Mali 68,000 Marka Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Mari, Eastern Russia 151,000 Mari, Meadow Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 0.50 % ●
Maravan Sri Lanka 102,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.51 % ●
Mansaka Philippines 88,000 Mansaka Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.50 % ●
Manobo, Matigsalug Philippines 48,000 Manobo, Matigsalug Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.50 % ●
Mankanya Guinea-Bissau 60,000 Mankanya Ethnic Religions ● 24.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mankanya Senegal 46,000 Mankanya Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.40 % ●
Maninka, Western France 64,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 25.00 % 2.00 %
Mandyak, Manjaco France 25,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.40 %
Mandyak, Manjaco Gambia 45,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 0.30 % ●
Mandyak, Manjaco Senegal 164,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 0.07 % ●
Mandaya Philippines 285,000 Mandaya Ethnic Religions ● 9.00 % 2.00 % ●
Malto India 224,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 14.11 % ●
Malayali United Arab Emirates 311,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 15.00 % 2.00 %
Malayali Bahrain 53,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 40.00 % 1.50 %
Malayali Canada 19,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 6.00 % 2.00 %
Totals:  1,121 People Groups   250,042,000            
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