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Criteria

Evangelicals > 10%
Progress Level
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People Groups

3,251

% of World's
People Groups

18.6 %

Population

1,748,627,000

% of World Population

22.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Shona-Karanga Zimbabwe 3,384,000 Shona Christianity ● 85.00 % 34.00 % ●
Kongo Angola 3,401,000 Koongo Christianity ● 94.50 % 39.31 % ●
Luba, Luba-Bambo Congo, Democratic Republic of 3,604,000 Luba-Katanga Christianity ● 91.20 % 23.00 % ●
Soga, Basoga Uganda 3,785,000 Soga Christianity ● 84.00 % 43.00 % ●
Hima Uganda 3,852,000 Nyankore Christianity ● 98.00 % 46.00 % ●
Afrikaner South Africa 3,945,000 Afrikaans Christianity ● 89.00 % 23.25 % ●
Puerto Ricans, White United States 3,963,000 Spanish Christianity ● 95.00 % 25.20 %
Costa Rican Costa Rica 3,966,000 Spanish Christianity ● 96.33 % 20.23 % ●
Lingala Congo, Democratic Republic of 4,000,000 Lingala Christianity ● 90.10 % 24.00 % ●
Ewe Ghana 4,064,000 Ewe Christianity ● 93.00 % 46.18 % ●
Baule Côte d'Ivoire 4,071,000 Baoule Christianity ● 55.00 % 27.00 % ●
Central American, Mestizo United States 4,129,000 Spanish Christianity ● 95.00 % 20.00 %
Makhuwa Mozambique 4,155,000 Makhuwa Christianity ● 52.00 % 28.15 % ●
Tsonga Mozambique 4,398,000 Tsonga Christianity ● 75.00 % 25.59 % ●
Sotho, Southern South Africa 4,399,000 Sotho, Southern Christianity ● 82.00 % 21.04 % ●
Betsileo Madagascar 4,476,000 Malagasy, Plateau Christianity ● 94.00 % 16.63 % ●
Bikol, Central Philippines 4,483,000 Bikol, Central Christianity ● 99.00 % 14.08 % ●
Tiv Nigeria 4,513,000 Tiv Christianity ● 98.50 % 46.40 % ●
Akan Ghana 4,672,000 Akan Christianity ● 70.00 % 43.68 % ●
Sidama Ethiopia 4,839,000 Sidamo Christianity ● 95.00 % 86.12 % ●
Bemba Zambia 4,900,000 Bemba Christianity ● 97.00 % 35.00 % ●
Finnish Finland 4,919,000 Finnish Christianity ● 84.00 % 10.84 % ●
Kamba Kenya 5,095,000 Kamba Christianity ● 98.00 % 65.36 % ●
Coloured South Africa 5,278,000 Afrikaans Christianity ● 82.00 % 24.36 % ●
Pedi, North Sotho South Africa 5,279,000 Sotho, Northern Christianity ● 82.00 % 12.18 % ●
Totals:  3,251 People Groups   1,748,627,000            
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