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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 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Makhuwa-Marrevone Mozambique 484,000 Makhuwa-Marrevone Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.05 % ●
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto Zimbabwe 18,000 Makhuwa-Meetto Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.50 %
Makhuwa-Moniga Mozambique 486,000 Makhuwa-Moniga Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Makhuwa-Shirima Mozambique 807,000 Makhuwa-Shirima Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Makonde Kenya 3,900 Makonde Islam ● 10.00 % 2.00 %
Ndonde Mozambique 9,500 Makonde Islam ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mal Thailand 5,100 Mal Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.00 % ●
Pay Papua New Guinea 2,500 Mala Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Masikoro Madagascar 743,000 Malagasy, Masikoro Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 0.48 % ●
Antaifasy Madagascar 243,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.69 % ●
Malagasy Canada 1,500 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 %
Sihanaka Madagascar 736,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 1.94 % ●
Anjatsy Madagascar 46,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.50 % ●
Sahafatra Madagascar 123,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % ●
Tanala Madagascar 1,482,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 22.00 % 1.04 % ●
Zafisoro Madagascar 132,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 0.50 % ●
Betsimisaraka, North Madagascar 1,715,000 Malagasy, Northern Betsimisaraka Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 1.21 % ●
Vezo Madagascar 368,000 Malagasy, Sakalava Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 1.80 % ●
Sakalava Madagascar 2,030,000 Malagasy, Sakalava Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 1.81 % ●
Antandroy Madagascar 1,304,000 Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.97 % ●
Mahafaly Madagascar 427,000 Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 1.09 % ●
Tsimihety Madagascar 2,360,000 Malagasy, Tsimihety Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 1.93 % ●
Batu Punan Malaysia 1,300 Malay Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.00 % ●
Malayali United Arab Emirates 311,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 15.00 % 2.00 %
Malayali Bahrain 53,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 40.00 % 1.50 %
Totals:  1,121 People Groups   250,042,000            
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