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Region:  Asia, South South Asia Peoples website

Population

1,809,400,000

Countries

8

Number of People Groups

4,104

Unreached People Groups

3,682 (90%)

Population in Unreached

1,724,727,000

% Population in Unreached

95.3%
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Country ▲ Population People
Groups		 Unreached
Groups		 % Unreached
Groups		 Popl in
Unreached		 % Popl in
Unreached		 Progress
Scale		 Primary
Religion		 % Christian
Adherents		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed * 
Bangladesh 163,945,000 331 299 90.3 % 162,028,000 98.8 % ● Islam 0.3 % Unknown 3,442
Bhutan 769,000 76 73 96.1 % 766,000 99.6 % ● Buddhism 0.3 % Unknown 78
British Indian Ocean Territory 3,000 2 0 0.0 % 0 0.0 % ● Christianity 78.2 % 33.3 % -
India 1,373,941,000 2,717 2,445 90.0 % 1,313,878,000 95.6 % ● Hinduism 2.0 % Unknown 27,414
Maldives 512,000 7 7 100.0 % 512,000 100.0 % ● Islam 0.0 % 0.0 % 16
Nepal 29,015,000 285 275 96.5 % 26,209,000 90.3 % ● Hinduism 1.3 % Unknown 718
Pakistan 219,925,000 512 504 98.4 % 217,904,000 99.1 % ● Islam 0.9 % Unknown 4,578
Sri Lanka 21,290,000 174 79 45.4 % 3,430,000 16.1 % ● Buddhism 7.6 % Unknown 126
Totals:  8 1,809,400,000 4,104 3,682 89.7 % 1,724,727,000 95.3 % 6 ●   1.8 % 0.0 % 36,372
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