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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
Malayali Sri Lanka 800 Malayalam Hinduism ● 11.02 % ●
Malto India 190,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 14.11 % ●
Malayan, caste Sri Lanka 1,600 Malayalam Hinduism ● 12.08 % ●
Malai Arayan India 34,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 42.84 % ●
Maravan Sri Lanka 100,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.51 % ●
Mech India 55,000 Boro Hinduism ● 27.21 % ●
Miji India 8,200 Miju-Mishmi Christianity ● 42.04 % ●
Arleng India 500,000 Karbi Hinduism ● 19.74 % ●
Mishmi India 3,400 Digaro-Mishmi Hinduism ● 10.02 % ●
Tangsa Moglum India 2,600 Naga, Tangshang Unknown ● 20.94 % ●
Marma Bangladesh 230,000 Marma Buddhism ● 8.92 % ●
Na India 100 Na Unknown ● 15.79 % ●
Navithan Sri Lanka 22,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.76 % ●
Noliya India 3,900 Odia Hinduism ● 8.23 % ●
Padam India 2,400 Adi Unknown ● 34.81 % ●
Panan Sri Lanka 5,100 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.96 % ●
Parhaiya Bangladesh 3,100 Sylheti Hinduism ● 8.97 % ●
Palleyan India 2,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 24.12 % ●
Palliyar India 5,900 Tamil Hinduism ● 7.76 % ●
Pulayan Sri Lanka 4,600 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.79 % ●
Rabha India 370,000 Assamese Hinduism ● 5.26 % ●
Rai India 126,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 12.89 % ●
Rai Nepal 602,000 Nepali Other / Small ● 5.56 % ●
Adi Ramo India 1,400 Adi Unknown ● 45.87 % ●
Bru Bangladesh 2,000 Riang Hinduism ● 18.43 % ●
Totals:  1,145 People Groups   280,404,000            
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