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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
Tamang India 233,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 6.13 % ●
Kharia Bangladesh 11,000 Sylheti Hinduism ● 6.22 % ●
Monpa Kalaktang India 1,400 Monpa, Kalaktang Buddhism ● 6.22 % ●
Semman Sri Lanka 1,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.25 % ●
Kudumban India 32,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.28 % ●
Palyu China 16,000 Bolyu Ethnic Religions ● 6.30 % 0.50 % ●
Deaf Syria 181,000 Language unknown Islam ● 6.34 % ●
Gurung Ghale Nepal 22,000 Ghale, Southern Buddhism ● 6.40 % ●
Deaf Senegal 172,000 Language unknown Islam ● 6.42 % ●
Hunna Sri Lanka 91,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.49 % ●
Arab, Syrian Lebanon 190,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.50 % 0.10 %
Dodda-Weddah Sri Lanka 38,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.50 % ●
Ahinkuntaya Sri Lanka 61,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.52 % ●
Berava Sri Lanka 372,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.56 % ●
Tamang Nepal 1,490,000 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism ● 6.60 % ●
Pannikki Sri Lanka 245,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.62 % ●
Han Chinese, Mandarin India 9,100 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 6.64 %
Kuki Chin Asho Bangladesh 1,700 Chin, Asho Buddhism ● 6.67 % ●
Hinna Sri Lanka 244,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.70 % ●
Yakha India 5,900 Yakkha Other / Small ● 6.71 % ●
Gattara Sri Lanka 765,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.74 % ●
Sinhalese Sri Lanka 186,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.81 % ●
Hannali Sri Lanka 336,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.85 % ●
Govigama Sri Lanka 561,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.90 % ●
Teli (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,800 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.93 % ●
Totals:  1,145 People Groups   280,404,000            
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