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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
Lakonde Brazil Unknown Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % ●
Ngbaka Mabo, Bwaka Congo, Democratic Republic of 37,000 Ngbaka Ma'bo Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 1.80 % ●
Ngoshe Sama, Ngossi Cameroon 2,000 Gvoko Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.20 % ●
Ngoshe Sama, Nggweshe Nigeria 47,000 Gvoko Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.70 % ●
Senoufo, Niangolo Burkina Faso 114,000 Senoufo, Senara Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 1.55 % ●
Malagasy Canada 1,600 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 %
Makhuwa-Marrevone Mozambique 473,000 Makhuwa-Marrevone Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.05 % ●
Makhuwa-Shirima Mozambique 986,000 Makhuwa-Shirima Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Maku'a Timor-Leste Unknown Fataluku Ethnic Religions ● 23.00 % 2.00 % ●
Vasekela Bushman, Maligo Angola 16,000 Northwestern Kung Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 %
Vasekela Bushman, Maligo South Africa 3,900 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 211,000 Mambila, Nigeria Ethnic Religions ● 12.50 % 2.00 % ●
Mamboru Indonesia 12,000 Mamboru Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 1.00 % ●
Mankanya Guinea-Bissau 63,000 Mankanya Ethnic Religions ● 24.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mankanya Senegal 49,000 Mankanya Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.40 % ●
Manyika Mozambique 158,000 Manyika Ethnic Religions ● 42.00 % 0.30 % ●
Mandyak, Manjago France 25,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.40 %
Mandyak, Manjago Gambia 47,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 0.30 % ●
Mandyak, Manjago Senegal 173,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 0.07 % ●
Mangas Nigeria 200 Mansi (Nigeria) Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Matipu Brazil 200 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mari, Hop Papua New Guinea 1,600 Mari (PNG, Madang Province) Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Marubo Brazil 1,700 Marubo Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.40 % ●
Masi Angola 5,700 Mashi (Zambia) Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.50 % ●
Totals:  1,119 People Groups   256,101,000            
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