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Criteria

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

1,146

% of World's
People Groups

6.6 %

Population

281,749,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Indigenous
Land Dayak, Lara Indonesia 15,000 Bakati', Rara Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Lasalimu Indonesia 2,300 Lasalimu Islam ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Leya Zambia 19,000 Tonga Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Lisabata-Nuniali Indonesia 3,300 Lisabata-Nuniali Islam ● 35.00 % 2.00 % ●
Lobi Ghana 9,700 Lobi Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 2.00 %
Nawdm Ghana 8,000 Nawdm Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 %
Machinga Tanzania 103,000 Machinga Islam ● 13.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mafa Cameroon 320,000 Mafa Islam ● 7.00 % 2.00 % ●
Magu Nigeria 22,000 Mvanip Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % ●
Makhuwa-Shirima Mozambique 787,000 Makhuwa-Shirima Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Makonde Kenya 3,700 Makonde Islam ● 10.00 % 2.00 %
Maku'a East Timor Unknown Fataluku Ethnic Religions ● 23.00 % 2.00 % ●
Vasekela Bushman, Maligo Angola 14,000 Northwestern Kung Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 %
Vasekela Bushman, Maligo South Africa 3,800 Northwestern Kung Ethnic Religions ● 32.00 % 2.00 %
Vasekela Bushman, Maligo Namibia 1,500 Northwestern Kung Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mambila, Nigeria Nigeria 195,000 Mambila, Nigeria Ethnic Religions ● 12.50 % 2.00 % ●
Mangas Nigeria 200 Mangas Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Maninka, Western France 65,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 25.00 % 2.00 %
Manipa, Soow Huhelia Indonesia 2,700 Manipa Islam ● 9.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mankanya Guinea-Bissau 57,000 Mankanya Ethnic Religions ● 24.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mari, Hop Papua New Guinea 1,400 Mari Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Matengo Mozambique 4,600 Matengo Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 %
Matipu Brazil 200 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % ●
Ndonde Mozambique 9,200 Makonde Islam ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Matses Brazil 900 Matses Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 2.00 % ●
Totals:  1,146 People Groups   281,749,000            
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