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Criteria

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

1,124

% of World's
People Groups

6.4 %

Population

251,089,000

% of World Population

3.1 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Kudumban India 37,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.28 % ●
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 6,500 Tamil Hinduism ● 9.55 % ●
Maravan Sri Lanka 103,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.51 % ●
Navithan Sri Lanka 22,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.76 % ●
Panan Sri Lanka 5,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.96 % ●
Palleyan India 2,300 Tamil Hinduism ● 24.26 % ●
Palliyar India 7,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 7.76 % ●
Pulayan Sri Lanka 4,700 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.79 % ●
Sali, Seriyar Sri Lanka 3,500 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.94 % ●
Samban Sri Lanka 1,400 Tamil Hinduism ● 8.03 % ●
Semman Sri Lanka 1,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.25 % ●
Teli (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,800 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.93 % ●
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Oman 12,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.00 % 2.00 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Saudi Arabia 73,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.00 % 2.00 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) South Africa 33,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.00 % 1.50 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Thailand 36,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.50 % 0.50 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) United States 93,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.00 % 0.50 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Vietnam 9,800 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.00 % 0.40 %
Vellalan Sri Lanka 31,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.47 % ●
Valluvan Sri Lanka 3,100 Tamil Hinduism ● 9.86 % ●
Vanniyan Sri Lanka 37,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.06 % ●
Vaniyan Sri Lanka 18,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.77 % ●
Vaniyan India 1,057,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.77 % ●
Vellalan Nanchilnattu India 227,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 7.85 % ●
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Sri Lanka 8,900 Tamil Hinduism ● 14.65 % ●
Totals:  1,124 People Groups   251,089,000            
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