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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,119

% of World's
People Groups

6.5 %

Population

256,101,000

% of World Population

3.2 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Banga Nigeria 28,000 C'lela Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Buwal Cameroon 14,000 Buwal Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 1.20 % ●
Burusu Indonesia 5,500 Burusu Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 1.00 % ●
Buru, Boeroe Indonesia 52,000 Buru (Indonesia) Ethnic Religions ● 12.00 % 2.00 % ●
Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 700 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 12.00 % 0.80 %
Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,100 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 7.00 % 0.50 %
Burate Indonesia 200 Burate Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Pygmy, Buraka Congo, Democratic Republic of 2,500 Buraka Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 % ●
Khowa India 1,600 Bugun Buddhism ● 21.20 % ●
Brunei Malay, Kedayan Malaysia 392,000 Brunei Islam ● 6.00 % 0.30 % ●
Brao Vietnam 500 Brao Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.10 % ●
Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,642,000 Boro (India) Hinduism ● 9.94 % ●
Mech India 62,000 Boro (India) Hinduism ● 27.26 % ●
Bora Peru 800 Bora Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 0.30 % ●
Bonggi Malaysia 5,600 Bonggi Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.50 % ●
Palyu China 16,000 Bolyu Ethnic Religions ● 6.30 % 0.50 % ●
Boko, Bokonya Benin 145,000 Boko (Benin) Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Borghom Nigeria 176,000 Boghom Ethnic Religions ● 12.50 % 2.00 % ●
Birifor, Southern Côte d'Ivoire 9,000 Birifor, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 13.00 % 2.00 % ●
Birhor India 23,000 Birhor Hinduism ● 5.59 % ●
Agta, Isarog Philippines 1,200 Bikol, Central Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 1.00 % ●
Land Dayak, Biatah Indonesia 12,000 Bidayuh, Biatah Ethnic Religions ● 12.00 % 2.00 %
Bukar Sadong, Tebakang Indonesia 11,000 Bidayuh Serian Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 % ●
Biate India 18,000 Biate Hinduism ● 42.13 % ●
Biali Benin 189,000 Biali Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 1.00 % ●
Totals:  1,119 People Groups   256,101,000            
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