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Criteria

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

1,145

% of World's
People Groups

6.6 %

Population

280,404,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo People Group ▼ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Sinhalese Sri Lanka 186,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.81 % ●
Singpho India 8,600 Singpho Buddhism ● 5.91 % ●
Simong India 2,600 Adi Unknown ● 40.87 % ●
Silpi Sri Lanka 3,400 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.80 % ●
Sihanaka Madagascar 707,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 1.94 % ●
Siddi (Hindu traditions) India 9,600 Kannada Hinduism ● 31.03 % ●
Siamou, Seme Burkina Faso 25,000 Siamou Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.00 % ●
Shuar, Jivaro Ecuador 71,000 Shuar Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Sherpa India 39,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 15.81 % ●
Shani Nigeria 1,900 Hausa Islam ● 8.00 % 0.40 % ●
Shama Nigeria 9,300 Shama-Sambuga Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Shabar India 532,000 Odia Hinduism ● 9.14 % ●
Serer-Sine Gambia 57,000 Serer-Sine Islam ● 8.00 % 2.00 % ●
Serer-Sine Senegal 1,798,000 Serer-Sine Islam ● 22.00 % 0.81 % ●
Serer-Safen, Safi Senegal 263,000 Saafi-Saafi Islam ● 20.00 % 0.02 % ●
Serer-Non Senegal 48,000 Noon Islam ● 18.00 % 0.33 % ●
Serer Mauritania 4,800 Serer-Sine Islam ● 22.00 % 0.50 %
Sentani, Buyaka Indonesia 42,000 Sentani Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Senoufo, Syenara Mali 210,000 Senoufo, Syenara Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.84 % ●
Senoufo, Shempire Côte d'Ivoire 175,000 Senoufo, Shempire Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 0.40 % ●
Senoufo, Shempire Mali 23,000 Senoufo, Shempire Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 0.15 %
Senoufo, Niangolo Burkina Faso 103,000 Senoufo, Senara Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 1.55 % ●
Senoufo France 6,600 Senoufo, Cebaara Islam ● 20.00 % 0.20 %
Senji Mozambique 33,000 Ndau Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % ●
Semman Sri Lanka 1,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.25 % ●
Totals:  1,145 People Groups   280,404,000            
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