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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,123

% of World's
People Groups

6.4 %

Population

249,483,000

% of World Population

3.1 %

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Manyika Mozambique 161,000 Manyika Ethnic Religions ● 42.00 % 0.30 % ●
Mari, Hop Papua New Guinea 1,600 Mari Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mari, Eastern Russia 151,000 Mari, Meadow Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 0.50 % ●
Marka, Dafing Mali 68,000 Marka Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Marma Bangladesh 242,000 Marma Buddhism ● 5.69 % ●
Marubo Brazil 1,700 Marubo Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.40 % ●
Masi Angola 5,300 Mashi Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.50 % ●
Kotoko, Maslam Cameroon 400 Maslam Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.00 % ●
Matengo Mozambique 4,800 Matengo Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 %
Matses Brazil 900 Matses Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 2.00 % ●
Deaf Mauritius 6,500 Mauritian Sign Language Hinduism ● 32.71 % ●
Mbalanhu Namibia 300 Mbalanhu Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 0.50 % ●
Mbangala Angola 731,000 Mbangala Ethnic Religions ● 50.00 % 1.50 % ●
Tigon Nigeria 48,000 Mbembe, Tigon Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 0.50 % ●
Dumbule Cameroon 200 Mbule Christianity ● 50.00 % 1.00 % ●
Media Lengua Ecuador 3,200 Media Lengua Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 0.40 % ●
Mefele Cameroon 20,000 Mefele Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.50 % ●
Mehinaku Brazil 300 Mehinaku Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 1.00 % ●
Mende Guinea 3,000 Mende Islam ● 10.00 % 1.10 %
Mende Liberia 43,000 Mende Islam ● 10.00 % 1.00 % ●
Mende United States 6,900 Mende Islam ● 15.00 % 0.50 %
Miji India 9,600 Miju-Mishmi Christianity ● 42.04 % ●
Hina Cameroon 20,000 Mina Islam ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Chip Nigeria 13,000 Miship Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.00 % ●
Hill Miri India 300 Mising Unknown ● 19.39 % ●
Totals:  1,123 People Groups   249,483,000            
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